Total Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hurst Green Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 814th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hurst Green Road (B76 9AP) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurst Green Road (B76 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lindridge Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lindridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lindridge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindridge Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Summer Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsbury Close | Under investigation |
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