Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upland 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 Upland Road (B29 7JS) 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 Upland Road (B29 7JS), 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 |
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