Crime Rate in Springfield, ward

Springfield has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 1423rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 282nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Springfield in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Hackney district average (152.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Springfield’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 496 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 16 cases , up 6.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -23.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 619 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Springfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Tatton Crescent, with 156 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.