Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Selston Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1147th 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 Selston Road (B6 5HX) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selston Road (B6 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Street. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dolman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovehouse Pool Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camborne Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Malthouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dovehouse Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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