Crime Rates at Booths Lane, Birmingham, B42 2RD

Booths Lane area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 596th 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 Booths Lane (B42 2RD) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booths Lane (B42 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall End Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowman Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.