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Soho & Jewellery Quarter: your area

Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward · Birmingham. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 46% here, compared with 23% across Birmingham (23.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 39% here, compared with 29.9% across Birmingham (9.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

People aged 65 or over: 6.8% here, compared with 13.1% across Birmingham (6.3 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

6.8%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,737 out of 25,478.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,291 out of 25,476.

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People counted in the census

25,476

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

25,476 out of 25,476.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

8,015 out of 20,555.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

5,788 out of 10,715.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,284 out of 10,715.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,629 out of 20,555.

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Homes rented privately

46%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

4,911 out of 10,720.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

26%

21 March 2021 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,810 out of 10,720.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

5,155 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 4,924 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 497 mapped crimes in September 2024; 425 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Soho & Jewellery Quarter
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202449741
October 202441943
November 202440439
December 202439432
January 202538735
February 202535741
March 202541237
April 202534527
May 202539246
June 202542941
July 202542332
August 202546538
September 202532614
October 202545527
November 202544416
December 202540710
January 202639614
February 202642321
March 202644910
April 202645120
May 202648228
June 202644216
July 202645511
August 202642514
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Soho & Jewellery Quarter
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime2,083
vehicle crime560
other theft555
criminal damage arson356
public order304
shoplifting294
burglary223
drugs210
robbery158
other crime149
possession of weapons137
theft from the person93
bicycle theft33
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →