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

Reservoir Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1140th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Reservoir Road (B29 6TF) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Edgbaston average (142.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (B29 6TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harborne Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.