Crime Rates at Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9SP

Soho Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Handsworth , and the 859th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soho Road (B21 9SP) in the last 12 months was 142.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soho Road (B21 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Union Row. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.