Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 6PL
How much crime is recorded in B29 6PL, 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
- 1,692 (2024)
B29 6PLBirmingham
How safe is B29 6PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 6PL 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
59.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 6PLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.323.6
Burglary27.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft9.54.5
Vehicle crime9.23.5
Public order7.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.