# Selly Oak Security Services, Birmingham | Go Security > Security for Selly Oak's hospitals, retail parks and student streets. Police.uk recorded 823 shoplifting offences within a mile, up 20% on the year. Source: https://gosecurity.uk/security-selly-oak.html --- [Home](https://gosecurity.uk/) / [Locations](https://gosecurity.uk/locations.html) / Selly Oak, Birmingham # Security Services in Selly Oak Selly Oak brings together major hospitals, a University station, student streets around Bournbrook and busy retail parks, and Go Security fits guarding, retail officers and patrols to each of those very different settings. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote ✓ SIA-Licensed Officers✓ 24/7 Control Room✓ 100% PAYE Workforce✓ BS 7858 Vetted Trusted Protection in Selly Oak ## Hospitals, students and shops in Selly Oak Selly Oak packs a lot of variety into a small radius. Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital sit within reach, a station called University serves the area, and police describe a student area around Bournbrook where residential burglary is a concern. Battery Retail Park and Selly Oak Retail Park draw shoppers, and 246 pubs, bars and clubs are mapped within 5km. Go Security plans each site around its own users and hours. - Front-desk officers and staff escorts for healthcare settings - Store detectives for Battery and Selly Oak retail parks - Door teams for clubs such as Underground - 210 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles Get a Quote [View Selly Oak on OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Selly%20Oak%2C%20Birmingham) Selly Oak Business Profile ## Officer cover and Birmingham's business mix Five hundred and ten people in our network live inside a 10-mile radius of Selly Oak, and 210 of them hold valid SIA licences and take bookings. Among them are officers qualified for K9 work. Every one has cleared BS 7858 vetting and is employed on PAYE, never as a casual contractor. Birmingham is home to 38,605 registered businesses: 5,245 in professional services, 4,695 in retail and 3,795 in construction. Health and care accounts for 7.5% of firms set against 4.4% nationally, and retail for 12.2% set against 7.8%. Those weightings favour front-desk security, support for staff on their own and store detectives over heavy static guarding. 210 SIA-licensed officers within 10 miles 38,605 Registered businesses in Birmingham 49 Active construction sites mapped within 5 km 246 Pubs, bars & nightclubs within 5 km ### Estates, retail and hospitals near Selly Oak - **Industrial & business parks:** Birkdale Industrial Estate, Lemar Industrial Estate, Stirchley Trading Estate, Kings Norton Business Centre, Catesby Park and The Glassworks - **Retail parks & shopping centres:** Selly Oak Retail Park, Conaghan Auto Centre, Highgate Business Centre, Birmingham Indoor Market, Grand Central and Birmingham Rag Market - **Hospitals:** The Oaklands Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Women's Hospital and Saint Andrew's Healthcare - **Rail stations:** Selly Oak, University, Bournville, Pineapple Road and Kings Norton ### Venues & Martyn's Law The Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, Bournbrook and Selly Oak Social Club and Avenue Members Club host gatherings, and any venue or event for 200 or more will need to satisfy Martyn's Law once it arrives. [What Martyn's Law means for venues](https://gosecurity.uk/blog-martyns-law.html). Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © [OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Updated October 2026. Security Requirements in Selly Oak ## How Selly Oak's character shapes risk Five stations, Selly Oak, University, Bournville, Pineapple Road and Kings Norton, keep people moving through the area. Industrial land sits at Birkdale and Lemar industrial estates, Stirchley Trading Estate and The Glassworks, while healthcare ranges from the Oaklands Centre to St Andrew's Healthcare. Shoppers by day, nightlife into the evening and hospitals that never close create overlapping needs. With 49 construction sites mapped nearby, site security joins retail and healthcare on the list. [Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Selly_Oak_Railway_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1336227.jpg) by Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0 Services in Selly Oak Selly Oak businesses, venues and healthcare providers can book any of these services, managed from our 24/7 control room. [Security guarding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#guards) · [Mobile patrols](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#mobile) · [Key holding](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#keyholding) · [Alarm response](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#alarm) · [Event security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#event) · [K9 security](https://gosecurity.uk/security.html#canine) · [CCTV towers](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#tower) · [CCTV monitoring](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#monitoring) · [POD intruder alarms](https://gosecurity.uk/cctv.html#pod) Crime & Security Data ## Selly Oak's crime picture Between September 2025 and August 2026, Police.uk counted 5,624 crimes inside one mile of Selly Oak. Violence and sexual offences made up 2,089, about 37%. Shoplifting was second at 823, then criminal damage and arson at 416, vehicle crime at 410 and public order at 393. Overall crime and shoplifting each climbed 20% when the most recent quarter is set beside the same months a year before. Retailers, car park operators and anyone running late venues have clear reasons to review their cover. 5,624 Recorded crimes in 12 months 2,089 Violence & sexual offences 823 Shoplifting 416 Criminal damage & arson 410 Vehicle crime 393 Public order Source: [Police.uk](https://www.police.uk) open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate. Local Policing ## Selly Oak neighbourhood team West Midlands Police's Selly Oak team is running Operation Stance against shop-related crime, tackling speeding and parking in Selly Park, and targeting residential burglary around Bournbrook. Selly Oak West Midlands Police **Current neighbourhood priorities:** - Force Priority - Operation Stance We are currently engaged in tackling the criminality seen at shops in the Selly Oak area, specifically around the retail parks and 'high street' locations. - Community Priority - Speeding in the Selly Park area alongside Parking issues - Local Priority - Residential burglary. Residential burglary in the student area of Bournbrook and surrounding roads. [View this team on Police.uk →](https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2752) Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Selly Oak. Areas We Cover Near Selly Oak ## Neighbouring districts We also cover Bournville, Stirchley and Harborne, each about 1 mile from Selly Oak. [Bournville](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bournville.html) [Stirchley](https://gosecurity.uk/security-stirchley.html) [Harborne](https://gosecurity.uk/security-harborne.html) [Weoley Castle](https://gosecurity.uk/security-weoley-castle.html) [Kings Heath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kings-heath.html) [Moseley](https://gosecurity.uk/security-moseley.html) [Edgbaston](https://gosecurity.uk/security-edgbaston.html) [Northfield](https://gosecurity.uk/security-northfield.html) [Kings Norton](https://gosecurity.uk/security-kings-norton.html) [Bartley Green](https://gosecurity.uk/security-bartley-green.html) [Balsall Heath](https://gosecurity.uk/security-balsall-heath.html) [Ladywood](https://gosecurity.uk/security-ladywood.html) Postcodes We Cover in Selly Oak ### Selly Oak postcode coverage The 10 postcode districts nearest central Selly Oak, covering parts of Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Solihull and Sandwell. B29B30B17B15B32B13B14B16B5B31 Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? [Check coverage](https://gosecurity.uk/coverage.html). Selly Oak Security FAQs ## Frequently asked questions ### Is shoplifting rising in Selly Oak? Yes. Police.uk puts shoplifting 20% higher in the most recent quarter than a year before, with 823 offences across the year. Police are running Operation Stance on shop crime, and store detectives can add protection inside your premises. ### Can you look after a hospital department or private clinic? Health and care is 7.5% of Birmingham's business base, comfortably above the 4.4% British figure. For clinics and wards we provide front-desk officers, escorts for staff leaving late and a vetted keyholder for alarms overnight. ### What is the size of your local network? Within 10 miles of Selly Oak we have 510 registered security workers, and 210 of them are licensed and taking bookings. That depth supports multi-site contracts and posts that run day and night. ### Can you supply door staff for Selly Oak clubs? We provide SIA-licensed door supervisors for venues such as Underground and Avenue Members Club. With 246 pubs, bars and clubs mapped nearby, evening cover is a large part of local demand. ### Can you protect a building site in the area? Forty-nine construction sites are mapped within 5km of Selly Oak. CCTV towers, static guards and out-of-hours patrols help keep plant and materials secure. Free, no-obligation quote ## Get a security quote in Selly Oak Tell us about your site and what you need. We'll price it and come back to you, normally within one working day. - SIA-licensed, BS 7858 vetted officers on PAYE - 24/7 control room for urgent cover - Prefer to talk? Call [0800 471 4792](tel:+448004714792), day or night ## Arrange Selly Oak security Phone 0800 471 4792 for a quote, or ask our assessor to visit free of charge (usually £250) and work through the 25-point checklist with you. [Book a Free Audit](https://gosecurity.uk/security-audit.html)Get a Quote --- Go Security Ltd, Unit 2K1, Hastingwood Business Park, Wood Lane, Birmingham B24 9QR. Tel 0800 471 4792 (24/7 control room). Email control@gosecurity.uk. Registered in England & Wales no. 11722692. ICO registration ZB604756.