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EC4M

Postcode district · Bread Street, Castle Baynard, Clerkenwell, Cordwainer · City of London, Islington · England

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What is already known about EC4M

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Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on EC4M 8AD — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Bank policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing EC4M 8AD. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Bank neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
144records in
July 2026
Shoplifting31
Other theft24
Theft from the person22
Violence & sexual offences19
Bicycle theft13
Vehicle crime7

One month of records for the Bank policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 144 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Bicycle theftOn or near Angel LaneUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near Angel LaneUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near College StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Cousin LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Cousin LaneUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near Gardners LaneUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near High Timber StreetUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near High Timber StreetUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near High Timber StreetUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near Laurence Pountney HillInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Pancras LaneUnder investigation
Bicycle theftOn or near Queen StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near QueenhitheUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Friday StreetUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near New ChangeUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Great Trinity LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Pancras LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Queen StreetUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Broken WharfLocal resolution
DrugsOn or near Cannon StreetLocal resolution
DrugsOn or near Ironmonger LaneAwaiting court outcome
DrugsOn or near Laurence Pountney HillUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Queen StreetLocal resolution
DrugsOn or near QueenhitheLocal resolution
Other theftOn or near Angel LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Angel LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Other theftOn or near Angel LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Bread StreetUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Broken WharfUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near New ChangeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Pancras LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Pancras LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Queen StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Queen StreetUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near QueenhitheInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near QueenhitheInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near St Paul'sUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near SupermarketInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Trig LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Trig LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Watling StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Watling StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
Possession of weaponsOn or near Cannon StreetAwaiting court outcome
Possession of weaponsOn or near Cannon StreetUnder investigation
Possession of weaponsOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Conference/exhibition CentreUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Ironmonger LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Queen StreetUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near QueenhitheInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Shopping AreaFurther investigation is not in the public interest
Public orderOn or near SupermarketUnable to prosecute suspect
RobberyOn or near Angel LaneUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Broken WharfUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Cannon StreetUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Great Trinity LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Ironmonger LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Ironmonger LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Ironmonger LaneUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Ironmonger LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Ironmonger LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
ShopliftingOn or near New ChangeUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near New ChangeUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near New ChangeUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near SupermarketInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Watling StreetUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Angel LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Bread StreetUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Cannon StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Friday StreetUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Friday StreetUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Queen StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Queen StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near QueenhitheInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Shopping AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Shopping AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Shopping AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Watling StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Watling StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allhallows LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Angel LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Angel LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Angel LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bell Wharf LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bread StreetAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bread StreetAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bread StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Cannon StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Cannon StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near College StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Gophir LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near New ChangeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near New ChangeInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Pancras LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queen StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queen StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Shopping AreaUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Shopping AreaUnder investigation
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Conservation area

St Paul's Cathedral22 · from 22 September 2007

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

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Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

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1,246applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 3 September 2026Application Under Consideration

    Submission of the Delivery and Servicing Management Plan pursuant to Schedule 3 Paragraph 7.1 of the S106 Agreement dated 12 September 2023 (Planning Application Reference: 22/00867/FULMAJ).

    20 Giltspur Street · EC1A 9AW · 26/01237/PODC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  2. 3 September 2026Application Under Consideration

    Refurbishment of existing WCs on the fourth floor, and introduction of additional accessible/ unisex facilities.

    Central Criminal Court Old Bailey · EC4M 7EH · 26/01174/LBC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  3. 3 September 2026Application Under Consideration

    Submission of technical response pursuant to discharge of condition 8 and 28 of planning permission 25/01245/FULL dated 06.02.2026.

    London Stock Exchange 10 Paternoster Square · EC4M 7DY · 26/01239/MDC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  4. 28 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Non-Material Amendment under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act (1990) (as amended) to planning permission Ref. 23/00752/FULMAJ (as amended) dated 12 September 2023 to amend condition 57 (approved plans) to allow for the installation of 1no. terrace access door at level 11 and 6no. service penetrations within the existing louvred façade panel on the west elevation.

    81 Newgate Street · EC1A 7HQ · 26/01071/NMA · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  5. 27 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Internal and external alterations to the existing restaurant unit at ground, basement and sub-basement levels in connection with the fit-out for a new restaurant occupier.

    34, 36 Ludgate Hill · EC4M 7DE · 26/01217/LBC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  6. 27 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of 2no. eyebolt fixings to northern elevation to hold catenary wires to facilitate festive lighting and decoration displays

    Rising Sun Public House 61 Carter Lane · EC4V 5DY · 26/01222/LBC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near EC4M 8AD, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

25everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

8

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 642 mGeraniumLauderdale Place, Barbican EstateMap ↗
  2. 806 m4 Convenience4, MoorfieldsMap ↗
  3. 920 mAmazon Fresh110a, Southwark StreetMap ↗
  4. 1.0 kmWaitroseCherry Tree Walk, St Luke'sMap ↗
  5. 1.1 kmM&S Foodhall15, BishopsgateMap ↗
  6. 1.1 kmWhole Foods Market35, Blomfield StreetMap ↗
  7. 1.2 kmM&S Simply FoodLiverpool Street, Bishopsgate WithoutMap ↗
  8. 1.2 kmTaste CroatiaBedale Street, Borough MarketMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 173 mBupa Dental CareGreyfriars Passage, West SmithfieldMap ↗
  2. 219 mBoots21, New Change PassageMap ↗
  3. 271 mKeith Burns Associates7, Ludgate BroadwayMap ↗
  4. 321 mSuperdrugWood Street, St Paul'sMap ↗
  5. 531 mAndreea Medical65-66, Queen StreetMap ↗
  6. 564 mDentistry10064-65, Long LaneMap ↗
  7. 586 mBarbican Dental Practice1, WallsideMap ↗
  8. 648 mCanon Street Dental Centre6, Dowgate HillMap ↗

Exercise

1

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

  1. 940 mGolden Lane PoolBaltic Street West, BarbicanMap ↗

Civic and everyday

8

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 401 mMail Boxes Etc.Bride Court, West SmithfieldMap ↗
  2. 429 mSt Bride LibraryBride Lane, West SmithfieldMap ↗
  3. 501 mGuildhall LibraryAldermanbury, BarbicanMap ↗
  4. 525 mShoe Lane LibraryLittle New Street, West SmithfieldMap ↗
  5. 701 mLondon LGBTQ+ Community Centre60-62, Hopton StreetMap ↗
  6. 719 mBarbican LibraryUpper Frobisher Crescent, Barbican EstateMap ↗
  7. 813 mMoorgate Post Office45, London WallMap ↗
  8. 828 mMaughan LibraryChancery Lane, BlackfriarsMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of EC4M 8AD, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

21open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 143 mSt Paul's ChurchyardSt Paul's, City of LondonMap ↗
  2. 310 mPostman's ParkSt Paul's, City of LondonMap ↗
  3. 748 mRennie GardenBankside, SouthwarkMap ↗
  4. 819 mSt Johns GardenClerkenwell, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
  5. 964 mFinsbury Circus GardensMoorgate, City of LondonMap ↗
  6. 1.1 kmBrewery SquareClerkenwell, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
  7. 1.2 kmFinsbury SquareFinsbury, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
  8. 1.2 kmLincoln's Inn FieldsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗

Playgrounds

5

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 1.1 kmBourne Estate PlaygroundPortpool Lane, Bourne EstateMap ↗
  2. 1.3 kmSeward Street PlaygroundSeward Street, St Luke'sMap ↗
  3. 1.3 kmBrunswick Estate Play AreaPercival Street, St Luke'sMap ↗
  4. 1.4 kmLittle Dorrit's PlaygroundLittle Dorrit Court, Borough MarketMap ↗
  5. 1.5 kmCovent Garden PlaygroundDrury Lane, St Clement DanesMap ↗

Nature and water

2

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 1.4 kmNatura Nostra ForestSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
  2. 1.4 kmForest SchoolBankside, The BoroughMap ↗

Outdoor sport

6

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 337 mCity of London School Top PlaygroundBlackfriars, City of LondonMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmArtillery GroundFinsbury, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmLincoln's Inn Fields Netball and Tennis CourtsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
  4. 1.3 kmDeuce Beach TennisUnion Street, Borough MarketMap ↗
  5. 1.3 kmThree Corners 3G Astroturf PitchNorthampton Road, FarringdonMap ↗
  6. 1.5 kmSouthbank SkateparkThe Queen's Walk, South BankMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

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