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Safety index · Denver · data through September 2026

Is Wellshire safe?

Wellshire sits at the safer end of Denver by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 85 out of 100 — 29 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 5th of 76 Denver neighborhoods — based on 85 incidents reported to the Denver Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 2026.

85/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Wellshire — higher is safer. 5th 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 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 74% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 10% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 28% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East Hampden AvenueEast Yale Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center85 incidents reported within 1 km of the Wellshire center · Denver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
63 · 74%
Vehicle crime
10 · 12%
Public order
6 · 7%
Violent crime
2 · 2%
Burglary
2 · 2%
Other
2 · 2%

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 Wellshire 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 Wellshire safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 85/100). About 38% 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 — 63 of 85 incidents (74%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to September 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.