Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartwell Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 936th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartwell Road (B24 9TA) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Bromford & Hodge Hill average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartwell Road (B24 9TA), the main crime hotspot is near Elmwood Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elmwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tolworth Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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