Crime Rates at Selsey Avenue, Birmingham, B17 8JU

Selsey Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 1452nd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Avenue (B17 8JU) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Selsey Avenue (B17 8JU), 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.