Crime in B29: Selly Oak, Birmingham
data.police.uk recorded 477 street-level crimes at the representative point for B29 (Selly Oak, Birmingham) in Mar 2026. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (154 reports, 32.3% of the total). That is roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area.
Selly Oak and Bournville, a busy student and family district.
Crime by category in B29
Every street-level crime recorded near the B29 representative point in Mar 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 154 | 32.3% |
| Shoplifting | 56 | 11.7% |
| Burglary | 51 | 10.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 | 10.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 47 | 9.9% |
| Public order | 35 | 7.3% |
| Drugs | 20 | 4.2% |
| Other theft | 20 | 4.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 2.9% |
| Robbery | 10 | 2.1% |
| Possession of weapons | 8 | 1.7% |
| Other crime | 8 | 1.7% |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 0.2% |
477 crimes recorded in Mar 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the B29 centroid, not a single street or property.
How safe is B29?
In Mar 2026, B29 was roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
477 recorded crimes · Mar 2026 · violence and sexual offences most common
See the crime mapped to one B29 address
This page is the area picture. To see the crimes mapped closest to one exact property — alongside its sold-price history, EPC, flood and ground risk, and a current valuation — search the address. The full breakdown is in the £24.99 Complete report.
Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in B29?
data.police.uk recorded 477 street-level crimes in B29 (Selly Oak, Birmingham) in Mar 2026, against a recent monthly average of 477 over the last 1 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 32.3% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in B29?
In Mar 2026 the most common recorded categories in B29 were violence and sexual offences (154), shoplifting (56), burglary (51). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is B29 getting safer or more dangerous?
We did not return enough months of data to chart a reliable trend for B29 on the last refresh.
How accurate is the crime data for B29?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Central Birmingham, a high-footfall retail, nightlife and regeneration core.
South-central Birmingham, a dense regeneration and student district.
Harborne, a residential south-west Birmingham district.
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.