Crime Rates at Ridding Close, Southampton, SO15 5PJ

Ridding Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Shirley , and the 14th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

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 Ridding Close (SO15 5PJ) in the last 12 months was 762.3 per 1,000 residents and was 536.8% higher than the Shirley average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 459.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridding Close (SO15 5PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley High Street, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.