Crime Rates at Bristol Road, Birmingham, B5 7SQ

Bristol Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 862nd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bristol Road (B5 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 145.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (B5 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.