Explore Denver building permits, DPD offense data, and U-TU-B zoning in Highland, in northwest Denver across the South Platte from downtown.
Search this neighborhoodHighland sits across the South Platte River from downtown, with Union Station to the south, Five Points and Globeville to the east, Sunnyside to the north and West Highland and Jefferson Park to the west. RTD routes 19, 28, 31, 32, 38, 44 and 52 serve it.
About 11,200 residents live in roughly 7,100 housing units (ACS 2020–2024). The largest zoning share is Two Unit (U-TU-B), with a Mixed Use district (C-MX-5) along the main corridors. The Stonemen’s Row, Potter Highland and Scottish Highland historic districts, the Bug Theatre, North Denver High School, and the Ashland Recreation Center are inside it.
CivicScout tracks Denver Police reported offenses that carry a location, and traffic crashes, for any searched address in Highland. DPD publishes no location for domestic-violence or sex offenses, so located counts understate violent crime, and Denver’s crash data records injuries only when they are serious or fatal.
View safety data →Permit filings in Highland are mostly alterations and tenant finishes, followed by new buildings and change of contractor. Denver’s permit data covers residential and commercial construction permits only, not trade permits.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest share of Highland is zoned Two Unit (U-TU-B), with Mixed Use (C-MX-5) next; the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any Highland address combines permits, DPD offenses, traffic crashes, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile.
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