Total Crime Rate
317.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soho Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 211th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Soho Hill (B19 1AF) in the last 12 months was 317.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 177.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Soho Hill (B19 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oak Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charleville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lunar Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lunar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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