Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverdene Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 146th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

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 Riverdene Place (SO18 1ER) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 130.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdene Place (SO18 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverdene Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitworth Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdene Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollingbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Catherines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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