Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 7DH
How much crime is recorded in B29 7DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,231 (2024)
B29 7DHBirmingham
How safe is B29 7DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 7DH 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
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 7DHNational
Burglary81.39.1
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Vehicle crime10.23.5
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs2.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.14.6
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.