Total Crime Rate
145.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bristol 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 7SR) 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 7SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pebble Mill Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournbrook & Selly Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pebble Mill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pebble Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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