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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is Highland safe?

Highland records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 21 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 60th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 788 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

35/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Highland — higher is safer. 60th of 76 Denver neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Highland against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 20% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

North Valley HighwayWest 38th Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center788 incidents reported within 1 km of the Highland center (500 shown) · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
276 · 35%
Vehicle crime
197 · 25%
Violent crime
66 · 8%
Public order
104 · 13%
Burglary
65 · 8%
Other
49 · 6%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Denver safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Highland at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Highland safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in Highland are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Highland?

Other theft — 276 of 788 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

How is the Highland safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Denver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Denver, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.