Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill
Middle areaSouth west Birmingham. 6,807 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill at a rate of 103.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 293 |
| Other crime | 116 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 70 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill compares
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Is Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill at a rate of 103.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across Birmingham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (293), other crime (116) and vehicle crime (78).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Birmingham
These figures are published for the whole of Birmingham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Birmingham and not Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill alone. See Birmingham
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill was £290,000 in 2025.
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill had 6,736 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.