Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 7BP
How much crime is recorded in B29 7BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,973 (2024)
B29 7BPBirmingham
How safe is B29 7BP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 7BP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 7BPNational
Burglary24.89.1
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.04.6
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
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.