Crime Rates at Myrtle Place, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7NA

Myrtle Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 803rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myrtle Place (B29 7NA) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Place (B29 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Manilla Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.