Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 161.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Donaldson Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Cosham , and the 156th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

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 Donaldson Road (PO6 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Cosham average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donaldson Road (PO6 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cosham Interchange. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Donaldson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Roebuck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rampart Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Donaldson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cosham Interchange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cosham Interchange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosham Interchange Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Military Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosham Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosham —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosham —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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