Total Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 7ST) 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 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Bristol Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Serpentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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