Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selsey Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1227th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JP) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Ladywood average (359.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ).

In the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Harris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Harris Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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