Total Crime Rate
41.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Croydon Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 666th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Croydon Road (B29 7BS) in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croydon Road (B29 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 339 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Edward'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edward'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tiverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rookery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rookery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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