Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seymour Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1539th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Close (B29 7JD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Close (B29 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Seymour Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Serpentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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