Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is Sun Valley safe?
Sun Valley records more reported crime than most Denver neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 33 out of 100 — 22 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 62nd of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 713 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 Sun Valley against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (11% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 15% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 81 · 11% | |
| Public order | 121 · 17% | |
| Other | 173 · 24% | |
| Vehicle crime | 118 · 17% | |
| Other theft | 104 · 15% | |
| Drugs | 63 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Sun Valley at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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Common questions
Is Sun Valley safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 33/100). About 36% of severity-weighted incidents in Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley?
Violent crime — 81 of 713 incidents (11%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Sun Valley 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.