Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Bitterne Park , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverdene Place (SO18 1UG) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Bitterne Park average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdene Place (SO18 1UG), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Macnaghten Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macnaghten Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cobden Court 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 2025Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Whitworth Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverdene Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Public order Bullar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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