Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Soho Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 360th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Handsworth average (192.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Barn Lane. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 66 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Babington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Head Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queens Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carlton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Carlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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