Total Crime Rate

299.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 299.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Soho Hill area has the 21st highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 228th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Soho Hill (B19 1BA) in the last 12 months was 299.4 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 172.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Hill (B19 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naden Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Soho Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4124 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4124 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charleville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Soho Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Weston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wretham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lunar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Naden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Naden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hunters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lozells Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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