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 9SA) 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 9SA), 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 2026Other theft Winsham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tew Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Mill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perry Mill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Linwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conifer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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