Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springfields area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burwash & the Weald , and the 77th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .
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 Springfields (TN5 7BS) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.5% higher than the Burwash & the Weald average (32.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfields (TN5 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Farthing Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farthing Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Warren | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickforde Lane | Under investigation |
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