Crime Rates at Reservoir Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6ST

Reservoir Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 423rd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Reservoir Road (B29 6ST) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 114.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6ST), the main crime hotspot is near Bullace Croft. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.