Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is Highland safe?
Highland records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 60th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 654 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Denver — a typical Denver neighborhood sits near 55. 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 34% 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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 224 · 34% | |
| Vehicle crime | 162 · 25% | |
| Violent crime | 52 · 8% | |
| Public order | 85 · 13% | |
| Burglary | 58 · 9% | |
| Other | 44 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Highland at night?
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Common questions
Is Highland safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). 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 — 224 of 654 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 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.