Crime Rates at The Hurstway, Birmingham, B23 5XN

The Hurstway 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 The Hurstway (B23 5XN) 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 The Hurstway (B23 5XN), the main crime hotspot is near Chinley Grove. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.