Total Crime Rate
246.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soho 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.
View Crime In Handsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Head Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queens Head Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Murdock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sycamore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sycamore Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Carlton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carlton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
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