Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Booths Farm Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1327th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Booths Farm Close (B42 2DY) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Oscott average (67.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booths Farm Close (B42 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowman Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forger Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Booths Farm Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forger Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caddick Road

Data Sources

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