Crime Rates at Rookery Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DQ

Rookery Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1189th 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 Rookery Road (B29 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery Road (B29 7DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.