Total Crime Rate
1002.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soho 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 9SD) 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 9SD), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Barn Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dora Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dora Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Babington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tew Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tew Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxcote Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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