Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B29 7DN
How much crime is recorded in B29 7DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,443 (2024)
B29 7DNBirmingham
How safe is B29 7DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B29 7DN 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
68.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
212
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 7DNNational
Shoplifting105.68.4
Burglary50.19.1
Violence and sexual offences44.023.6
Other theft9.74.5
Public order9.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Robbery6.81.4
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Drugs4.12.4
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
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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.