Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurstwood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 669th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurstwood Road (B23 5DA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstwood Road (B23 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priors Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enderby Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enderby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kittiwake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hurstway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurstwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardour Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enderby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Primrose Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hales Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hales Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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