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

Reservoir Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1141st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6TE) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Nately Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.