Total Crime Rate

376.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 376.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.0 10/10
  • Other theft 45.6 10/10
  • Burglary 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 33rd highest crime rate of 704 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 376.4 per 1,000 residents and was 325.5% higher than the Chingford Green average (88.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sewardstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Hall Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harford Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mansfield Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Merryhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lea Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dells Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maida Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chelwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Echo Heights Under investigation
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Data Sources

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