Total Crime Rate

553.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

329.5 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 553.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 329.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 228.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Robbery 32.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 70th 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 Road (B21 9DP) in the last 12 months was 553.0 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% higher than the Handsworth average (196.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Soho Road. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Soho Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Soho Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Factory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Midland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thornhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thornhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Holliday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scholars Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Piers Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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