Crime Rates at Booths Lane, Birmingham, B42 2JS

Booths Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 378th 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 Booths Lane (B42 2JS) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booths Lane (B42 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deer Park Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somercotes Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.