Crime Rates at Westminster Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7RN

Westminster Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1253rd 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 Westminster Road (B29 7RN) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (B29 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Park Corner. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.