Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Selcombe Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1054th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Selcombe Way (B38 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% higher than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selcombe Way (B38 9RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lynfield Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selcombe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lynfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selcombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flax Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hole Farm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hole Farm Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Campion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wast Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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