Total Crime Rate
102.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Selsey Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1344th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JR) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 190.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbury Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ladywood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bernard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wadhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Dixon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Dixon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgeway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bernard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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