Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Saw Mill Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Springfield , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .
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 Saw Mill Way (N16 6AE) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Springfield average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saw Mill Way (N16 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lemsford Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Springfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saw Mill Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timberwharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Watermint Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lingwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lemsford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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