Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selly Wick Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 68th 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 7JB) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% 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 Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Selly Wick Road (B29 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kensington Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greenland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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