Total Crime Rate

1019.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

463.2 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 1019.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 463.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 316.1 10/10
  • Drugs 122.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.2 10/10
  • Other theft 54.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.3 10/10
  • Robbery 43.6 10/10
  • Burglary 38.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.4 10/10
  • Other crime 21.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
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 highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 27th 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 9LP) in the last 12 months was 1019.1 per 1,000 residents and was 419.8% 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 463.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 60 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 (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branksome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Soho Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Union Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Soho Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golds Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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