Crime Rates at Hartshill Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 6QT

Hartshill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Bromford & Hodge Hill , and the 129th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartshill Road (B34 6QT) in the last 12 months was 410.7 per 1,000 residents and was 233.7% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 267.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshill Road (B34 6QT), the main crime hotspot is near Heath Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.