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Crime · Selly Oak
Reported crime in central Selly Oak
5,002 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 112 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,002
Rate / 1,000
112
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,691 | 34% |
| Shoplifting | 756 | 15% |
| Vehicle crime | 439 | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 403 | 8% |
| Burglary | 366 | 7% |
| Public order | 324 | 6% |
| Other theft | 255 | 5% |
| Anti social behaviour | 221 | 4% |
| Drugs | 160 | 3% |
| Robbery | 118 | 2% |
| Other crime | 100 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 96 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 43 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 30 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 133 | 122 | 125 | 173 | 137 | 141 | 129 | 126 | 148 | 138 | 165 | 154 | 1691 |
| Shoplifting | 98 | 70 | 65 | 77 | 72 | 54 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 57 | 80 | 756 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 54 | 35 | 31 | 439 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 47 | 40 | 36 | 28 | 403 |
| Burglary | 25 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 53 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 366 |
| Public order | 38 | 24 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 36 | 324 |
| Other theft | 27 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 255 |
| Anti social behaviour | 22 | 44 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 221 |
| Drugs | 14 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 160 |
| Robbery | 16 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 118 |
| Other crime | 8 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 96 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
| Theft from the person | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 30 | |
| Total | 456 | 421 | 391 | 478 | 400 | 394 | 354 | 371 | 459 | 401 | 430 | 447 | 5002 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Selly Oak, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 44,810.