Safety index · Denver · data through August 2026
Is Wellshire safe?
Wellshire sits at the safer end of Denver by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 84 out of 100 — 29 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 5th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 74 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 Wellshire 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 73% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 9% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 54 · 73% | |
| Public order | 6 · 8% | |
| Vehicle crime | 8 · 11% | |
| Violent crime | 2 · 3% | |
| Burglary | 2 · 3% | |
| Other | 2 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Wellshire at night?
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Common questions
Is Wellshire safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 84/100). About 32% of severity-weighted incidents in Wellshire are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Denver, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Wellshire?
Other theft — 54 of 74 incidents (73%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Wellshire 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.