Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 30th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1527th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 8JS) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JS), 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clent View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clent View Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clent View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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