Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Boulevard area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 1443rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Boulevard (B5 7SU) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Boulevard (B5 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Hollies Croft. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Boulevard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dollery Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollies Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen'S Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollies Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgbaston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollies Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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