Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 342nd 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 Booths Farm Road (B42 2NS) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ).

In the area around Booths Farm Road (B42 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Cardington Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Booths Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Booths Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foden Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fowlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perry Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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