Crime Rates at Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9SD

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 9SD) 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 9SD), 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.