Total Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sewardstone 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 1HZ) 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 areaβs 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 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 1HZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooker Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harveyfields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woollard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woollard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenyard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fountain Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fountain Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harveyfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fountain Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantaganet Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantaganet Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paradise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Paradise Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Paradise Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harveyfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Romeland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cartersfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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