Total Crime Rate

330.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 330.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Drugs 38.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 39th highest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7JW) in the last 12 months was 330.8 per 1,000 residents and was 281.4% higher than the Chingford Green average (86.7 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Echo Heights —
Apr 2026Other crime Harford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Markfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lea Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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