Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 6QL
How much crime is recorded in B29 6QL, 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
- 1,565 (2024)
B29 6QLBirmingham
How safe is B29 6QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 6QL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 6QLNational
Burglary20.79.1
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.