Total Crime Rate
183.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beacon Park Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 128th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
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 Beacon Park Road (PL2 2PH) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% higher than the Ham average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beacon Park Road (PL2 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Halcyon Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Down Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morwell Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Dene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halcyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Halcyon Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halcyon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hungerford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtleville | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Myrtleville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtleville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtleville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtleville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtleville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Road | Under investigation |
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