Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 6HT
How much crime is recorded in B29 6HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,527 (2024)
B29 6HTBirmingham
How safe is B29 6HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 6HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B29 6HTNational
Burglary17.69.1
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Public order1.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.