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

Bristol Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 118th 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 6BE) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (B29 6BE), 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.