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Crime in B29 6JD

How much crime is recorded in B29 6JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Selly Oak
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
4,474 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Crime

How safe is B29 6JD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 6JD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

B29 6JDNational
Shoplifting54.68.4
Burglary37.69.1
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Other theft8.54.5
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Robbery5.11.4
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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