Crime Rates at Fernley Avenue, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7NN

Fernley Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 448th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fernley Avenue (B29 7NN) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernley Avenue (B29 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookvale Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.