Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bristol Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1000th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (B5 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 339 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rookery Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rookery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Edward'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edward'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edward'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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