Total Crime Rate

413.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.4 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 413.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.1 9/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
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 50 local areas in Handsworth Wood , and the 128th 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 9SE) in the last 12 months was 413.3 per 1,000 residents and was 476.8% higher than the Handsworth Wood average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9SE), 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 (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murdock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murdock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Boulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Linwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Haseley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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