Kings Norton vs Selly Oak

Kings Norton has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,518 crimes in the last 12 months. Selly Oak has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,612 crimes. Kings Norton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kings Norton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Selly Oak shows +5.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kings Norton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,181 incidents). In Selly Oak, it is Violent Crime (1,103 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kings Norton recorded 187 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Selly Oak recorded 204. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kings Norton totalled 1,181 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,103 in Selly Oak. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kings Norton recorded 2,881 crimes (now 2,518, a change of -12.6%). Selly Oak recorded 3,421 crimes previously (now 3,612, +5.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Kings Norton has a resolution rate of 26.9% and Selly Oak has 42.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kings Norton falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Selly Oak is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Kings Norton and Selly Oak. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.