Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross
Middle areaWest Plymouth. 9,093 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 302 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross at a rate of 62.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), other crime (106) and criminal damage and arson (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Plymouth
These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Plymouth and not Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross alone. See Plymouth
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross in brief
The median price paid for a home in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross was £245,000 in 2025.
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross had 8,870 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.