Total Crime Rate

823.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

450.8 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 823.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 450.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 342.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 62.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.5 10/10
  • Other crime 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Robbery 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 43rd 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 9SN) in the last 12 months was 823.8 per 1,000 residents and was 320.2% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 450.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 47 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 (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order North Western Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Soho Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soho Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Western Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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