Crime Rates at Hurst Lane, Birmingham, B34 7HS

Hurst Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Glebe Farm & Tile Cross , and the 1248th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Glebe Farm & Tile Cross average (136.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Lane (B34 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.