Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selly Oak Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 1223rd lowest 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 Selly Oak Road (B30 1HN) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selly Oak Road (B30 1HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Wood, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (9 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaumont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lake View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Long Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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