Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 7AA
How much crime is recorded in B29 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
B29 7AABirmingham
How safe is B29 7AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 7AA area, more than double 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
63.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 7AANational
Burglary67.29.1
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Shoplifting17.78.4
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.