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This week's Denver Traffic Crash Report starts with a flat total and a sharp drop underneath it. Denver Police logged 415 crashes from Sunday, October 11, 2026 to Saturday, October 17, 2026, against 420 in the same week last year (Saturday, October 11, 2025 to Friday, October 17, 2025), according to the City and County of Denver open data. That is down 1.2%.
Key takeaways
- Crashes with a serious injury fell from 9 in the same week last year to 2 this week.
- Crashes involving a person on a bicycle fell from 8 to 3 over the same comparison.
- Crashes involving a person on foot stayed level at 12 against last year.
- Central Park had the most crashes of any neighborhood, 40.
- Northbound I25 at W 6th Ave has the most crashes in the twelve months to October 17, 2026, with 225.
Serious injuries and bicycle crashes account for the year-on-year drop
The total moved by only five crashes, but the serious-injury row fell 77.8% and the bicycle row 62.5%, both against the same week last year, per the open data. Pedestrian crashes did not move at all.
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| Week ending | Crashes in the seven days ending |
|---|---|
| August 29 | 442 |
| September 5 | 411 |
| September 12 | 437 |
| September 19 | 383 |
| September 26 | 437 |
| October 3 | 430 |
| October 10 | 425 |
| October 17 | 415 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: traffic accidents, data as of
Against the week before (October 4 to October 10, 2026), the total slipped from 425 to 415. Serious-injury crashes dropped from 9 to 2 in that comparison too.
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| Kind of crash | This week |
|---|---|
| Death Week before: 0 | 0 |
| Serious injury Week before: 9 | 2 |
| Person on foot Week before: 12 | 12 |
| Person on a bicycle Week before: 8 | 3 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: traffic accidents, data as of
Central Park and Baker had the most crashes by neighborhood
Central Park led and rose 21.2% on the week before. Baker followed with 27, up 50%, and Montbello had 19, by the city's count.
The sharpest movers were neighborhoods swinging off low bases. Capitol Hill went from 5 to 11 (up 120%), and Hampden from 5 to 10 (up 100%). Washington Park went the other way, from 10 to 4 (down 60%).
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| Neighborhood | This week |
|---|---|
| Central Park Week before: 33 | 40 |
| Baker Week before: 18 | 27 |
| Montbello Week before: 16 | 19 |
| Lincoln Park Week before: 13 | 14 |
| Five Points Week before: 17 | 13 |
| Highland Week before: 11 | 13 |
| Capitol Hill Week before: 5 | 11 |
| Civic Center Week before: 7 | 11 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: traffic accidents, data as of
Five Points, this edition's spotlight, had 13 crashes, down 23.5% from 17 the week before. Its crash locations are on the Denver traffic accidents map. Last week's Denver traffic crash report named Cherry Creek as its spotlight, so this edition's neighborhood focus is new.
Addresses with the most crashes carry the most traffic
Three locations head the twelve-month list: northbound I25 at W 6th Ave with 225 crashes, eastbound I70 at N Peoria St with 112, and N Federal Blvd at W 6th Ave with 94. A count like this measures how much traffic a place carries as much as how risky it is. An address with many crashes is a design question, not a driver's failing. The dataset counts crashes and does not rank danger.
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| Address | Crashes |
|---|---|
| I25 Hwynb / W 6th Ave | 225 |
| I70 Hwyeb / N Peoria St | 112 |
| N Federal Blvd / W 6th Ave | 94 |
| I225 Hwysb / I70 Hwyeb | 84 |
| I25 Hwynb / W 23rd Ave | 84 |
| I70 Hwyeb / N Havana St | 82 |
| 20th St / I25 Hwysb | 73 |
| I70 Hwyeb / N Pecos St | 72 |
Source: City and County of Denver open data: traffic accidents, data as of
No deaths in the week's police data
The city's data shows 0 crashes with a death this week, 0 the week before and 0 in the same week last year. The dataset carries no police statement or city announcement on any single crash.
What to watch next week
Compare the next count with this week's citywide figure of 415. The weekly series started at 442 on August 29, 2026 and stands at 415 on October 17, 2026. If serious-injury crashes climb back toward 9, this week's drop was a one-week dip. The Denver data tools page is the place to check other city figures.
Methodology
The numbers come from Denver Police traffic crash data in the City and County of Denver open data, pulled October 21, 2026 and running through Saturday, October 17, 2026. The week covered is Sunday, October 11 to Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Comparison weeks are October 4 to October 10, 2026 and, for last year, Saturday, October 11, 2025 to Friday, October 17, 2025. The data covers crashes reported to police in a rolling extract, so a crash never reported or not yet published is missing.
Counts are not adjusted for traffic volume. The dataset records that a person on foot or on a bicycle was involved. It holds no police finding on who was at fault.
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