Crime Rate in Soho & Jewellery Quarter, ward

Soho & Jewellery Quarter has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 909th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 64th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Soho & Jewellery Quarter in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Soho & Jewellery Quarter’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 36 cases , up 56.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 56.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,871 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 474 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.