Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selly Wick Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1236th 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 Selly Wick Road (B29 7JA) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selly Wick Road (B29 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Brookvale Mews. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selly Wick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pebworth Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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