Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sewardstone Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Waltham Abbey North , and the 51st highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sewardstone Road (EN9 1PD) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewardstone Road (EN9 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 32 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fountain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rue De St Lawrence Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joyce Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harveyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harveyfields —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartersfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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