Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sewardstone Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 88th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7BF) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Deerleap Grove. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sewardstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sewardstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerleap Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Gilwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gilwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antlers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerleap Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deerleap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deerleap Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerleap Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerleap Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Gilwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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