Explore Denver building permits, DPD offense data, and zoning in West Colfax, along West Colfax Avenue and the W Line.
Search this neighborhoodWest Colfax is a west Denver neighborhood with Sloan Lake to the north, Villa Park to the south and west, and Sun Valley and Jefferson Park to the east. RTD route 16 runs along West Colfax Avenue, and the W Line stops at its Knox, Perry and Sheridan stations.
About 12,900 residents live in roughly 7,200 housing units (ACS 2020–2024). Zoning is a mix of Multi Unit (G-MU-3, G-MU-5), row house (U-RH-2.5) and single-unit districts. Paco Sánchez Park, the Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Library, Colfax Elementary School and the Knox, Perry and Sheridan stations are inside it.
CivicScout tracks Denver Police reported offenses that carry a location, and traffic crashes, for any searched address in West Colfax. 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 West Colfax are mostly new buildings, followed by alterations and tenant finishes and repairs and replacements. 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 →Zoning in West Colfax is mixed, led by Multi Unit (G-MU-3); the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any West Colfax address combines permits, DPD offenses, traffic crashes, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile.
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