Crime Rates at The Boulevard, Birmingham, B5 7SE

The Boulevard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Boulevard (B5 7SE) in the last 12 months was 512.1 per 1,000 residents and was 334.5% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Boulevard (B5 7SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyatt Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.