Crime Rate in Springfield, ward

Springfield has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 1394th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 278th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Springfield in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Hackney district average (152.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Springfield’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 502 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 15 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 626 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Springfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Tatton Crescent, with 173 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (52 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.