Crime Rates at Selsey Road, Birmingham, B17 8JT

Selsey Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 799th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 8JT) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsey Road (B17 8JT), 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.