The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Englewood, CO
Englewood is a city of 88,300 in Arapahoe County, about 9 miles south of downtown Denver · Updated November 2026
Is Englewood, CO safe?
Crime in Englewood is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Englewood. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Englewood run from A to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 712 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Englewood as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Englewood scores 712.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Englewood, CO at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Englewood, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Englewood
Car thefts run high in Harvey Park South. In this part of northwest Englewood, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Englewood.
Burglaries run high. Englewood has burglaries at about double the US rate: 4.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Englewood
Low crime is the norm across Englewood: 67% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 7% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Englewood run from A to F; 32% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
67%26%
A or B 67%C 26%D or F 7%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Cherry Creek, eastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Englewood.A-828
2Southwestern Denver, westThefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Englewood.B-557
3Harvey Park South, northwestRobberies run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Englewood.C-319
Neighborhood areas of Englewood, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Englewood
CrimeGrade™ estimates Englewood has about 63 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 70% more than the US as a whole and 33% more than Colorado.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 34% of crime reported in Englewood. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Englewood
Englewood has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Englewood, 28% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 50% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (41%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (34%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Englewood compares with nearby cities
Englewood has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Cherry Hills Village and Columbine Valley have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Englewood apart: it has 139 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 2.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.139 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 71% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (25 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 74% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 82% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 74% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Englewood
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Englewood about $1,501 a year per household, 25% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $130 million a year, or $1,473 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.3 million
$38
Rape
$3.1 million
$36
Robbery
$1.8 million
$20
Assault
$15 million
$167
Burglary
$3.8 million
$43
Theft
$9.9 million
$112
Vehicle theft
$10 million
$115
Arson
$1.0 million
$12
Vandalism
$8.5 million
$97
Total
$56 million
$638
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Englewood means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Englewood, CO average a SchoolGrade of B+: 45% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Englewood on SchoolGrade
