Total Crime Rate
283.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Soho Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 251st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Road (B21 9QL) in the last 12 months was 283.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 162.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Soho Road (B21 9QL), 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milestone Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dora Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Warstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Warstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Murdock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Winsham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barn Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barn Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barn Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
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