Crime Rates at Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6AU

Bristol Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 85th 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 Bristol Road (B29 6AU) in the last 12 months was 504.5 per 1,000 residents and was 328.1% 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 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (B29 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 339 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.