Total Crime Rate

1002.7 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 1002.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 346.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.4 10/10
  • Drugs 87.2 10/10
  • Public order 81.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.3 9/10
  • Other theft 65.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 40.9 10/10
  • Robbery 40.9 10/10
  • Burglary 38.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
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 highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 30th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 9SA) in the last 12 months was 1002.7 per 1,000 residents and was 422.2% 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 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 509.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9SA), 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 Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chantry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whateley Road
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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