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

Bristol Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1063rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Bristol Road (B29 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (B29 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.