Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hurst Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 1319th 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 Hurst Lane (B34 7HS) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Lane (B34 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hurst Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderpits Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longshaw Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Enford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aintree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sydney Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aintree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurst Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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