Total Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gristhorpe Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 500th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Gristhorpe Road (B29 7TD) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gristhorpe Road (B29 7TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teignmouth Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Corner (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Raddlebarn Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwards Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddlebarn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Teignmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Teignmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teignmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bourne Way Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raddlebarn Farm Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warwards Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwards Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teignmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teignmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teignmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rissington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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