Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riversdale Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Woolston , and the 172nd 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 Riversdale Close (SO19 9GL) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% higher than the Woolston average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversdale Close (SO19 9GL), the main crime hotspot is near International Way. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riversdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seaweed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holt Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holt Court —
Apr 2026Other crime International Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences International Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons International Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Riversdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons International Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour International Way —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary International Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsclere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft International Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Riversdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
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Data Sources

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