Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sewardstone Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 107th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Street (EN9 1HA) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Waltham Abbey North average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Street (EN9 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sewardstone Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Paradise Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartersfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cartersfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartersfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenyard β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harveyfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Harveyfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harveyfields β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woollard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Romeland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romeland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rue De St Lawrence Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fountain Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Paradise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Paradise Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooker Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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