Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selly Oak Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1485th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Selly Oak Road (B30 1HL) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selly Oak Road (B30 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Wood, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selly Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lake View Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Long Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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