Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 154th highest crime rate of 723 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 1UH) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% higher than the Bitterne Park average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverdene Place (SO18 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Cobden Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Bitterne Park Triangle Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bitterne Park Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bitterne Park Triangle Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cobden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pettinger Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Riverdene Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Marine Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Marine Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverdene Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pettinger Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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