Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Oscott , and the 1174th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Booths Farm Road (B42 2NX) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booths Farm Road (B42 2NX), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fowlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cardington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Burglary Booths Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Turnberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cramlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cardington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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