Total Crime Rate
324.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soho Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 202nd 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 Soho Hill (B19 1BA) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 160.6% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 189.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% 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 73 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 Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lunar Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lunar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Oak Bank | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charleville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charleville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charleville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B4124 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
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