Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 14.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Selby Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selby Close (B26 2AR) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , 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 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Close (B26 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Broadstone Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rayners Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayners Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rayners Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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