Crime Rates at Sewardstone Gardens, London, E4 7QE

Sewardstone Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Chingford Green , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Gardens (E4 7QE) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Chingford Green average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Gardens (E4 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerleap Grove, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sewardstone Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.