Total Crime Rate

522.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 522.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 245.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

George Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 77th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 George Road (B29 6AH) in the last 12 months was 522.0 per 1,000 residents and was 343.0% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Road (B29 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in George Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B384 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selly Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aston Webb Boulevard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Webb Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hubert Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hubert Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Public order B384 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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