Crime Rate in Springfield, ward

Springfield has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hackney district and the 1686th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 312th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Springfield in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Hackney district average (153.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Springfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 424 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , up 116.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 625 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Springfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.