Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.8 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 218.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Selly Oak Industrial Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 418th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selly Oak Industrial Estate (B29 6LR) in the last 12 months was 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selly Oak Industrial Estate (B29 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selly Oak Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Dingle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Dingle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Dingle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Matrons Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matrons Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matrons Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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