Total Crime Rate
120.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pleydell Estate area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bunhill , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pleydell Estate (EC1V 3SL) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Bunhill average (322.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pleydell Estate (EC1V 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martha'S Buildings, where police recorded 413 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lever Street (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peerless Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peerless Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peerless Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | City Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Galway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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