Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blossom Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 555th 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 Blossom Avenue (B29 7AG) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Blossom Avenue (B29 7AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenneggy Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kenneggy Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edward'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawlish Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harrow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selly Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B384 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B384 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grange Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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