Total Crime Rate
162.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sewardstone Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 36th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7RH) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sewardstone Road (E4 7RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mott Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butlers Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Waltham Abbey South & Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sewardstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Godwin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Godwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Godwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Butlers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mott Street | Under investigation |
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