Crime Rates at North Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6AW

North Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 539th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (B29 6AW) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (B29 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.