Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0Springdale records less crime per resident than 68% of Canadian towns
Graded on crime the police covering Springdale reported from 2023 to 2025, it scores B+ for safety: #2 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Out of every 1,000 residents, 11.3 violent incidents and 15.8 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Violence accounts for an index of 56.6 and other offences for 47.6, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the Springdale detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Springdale
Less severe than in 2023
From 59 in 2023 to 44.1 in 2025: that is Springdale’s index, against 74.3 and 64.2 for the typical Canadian town its size. Year by year ↓
Below Newfoundland and Labrador’s typical town
Springdale’s index of 49.9 compares with 81 for the typical town in Newfoundland and Labrador. Towns its size ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Springdale places 14th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Springdale: B+ for safety, and why
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #2 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador and #534 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Which crimes make up Springdale’s figures
Against the typical town its size, Springdale runs highest on mischief (7.1 per 1,000 against 4.9). Fraud and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.3 | 0.04 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.7 | 0.09 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 13.7 | 1.7 | 22% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 7.3 | 0.9 | 10% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 2 | 0.3 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 22.3 | 2.9 | 13% |
| Mischief | 55.3 | 7.1 | 13% |
| Weapons violations | 4 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 30 | 3.8 | 47% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 7.7 | 1 | 35% |
| Drug violations | 10.7 | 1.4 | 7% |
| Impaired driving | 17.7 | 2.3 | 28% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.3 | 0.04 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Year by year in Springdale: down 25%, 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (59); 2025 was the lightest, at 44.1. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Springdale | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.1 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 46.4 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 59 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Springdale, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Among 40 towns its size, Springdale places 14th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Garafraxa Ontario | 2,976 | 28.7 | 22 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 11 | Labelle Quebec | 2,861 | 48.8 | 71.8 | B+ |
| 12 | Saint-Bruno Quebec | 2,935 | 49.6 | 81.8 | B+ |
| 13 | Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Quebec | 2,940 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 14 | Springdale Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,893 | 49.9 | 56.6 | B+ |
| 15 | Weedon Quebec | 2,845 | 50.5 | 89.1 | B+ |
| 16 | Dégelis Quebec | 2,943 | 53.8 | 81.1 | B |
| 17 | Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford Quebec | 2,891 | 55 | 88.5 | B |
| … | |||||
| 23 | Botwood Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,884 | 66.2 | 61.2 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 30 | Division No. 1, Subdivision E Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,978 | 74.1 | 64.3 | C+ |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Harbour Grace Newfoundland and Labrador | 2,872 | 108 | 83.3 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Athabasca Alberta | 2,887 | 165 | 138.6 | D |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Springdale in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Around 88 violent incidents a year in the 7,790-resident police area around Springdale, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Add about 120 property crimes and 90 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Springdale
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 2,893 | 49.9 | 56.6 | B+ |
| Baie Verte (51 km) | 1,386 | 34.1 | 48.8 | A |
| Botwood (65 km) | 2,884 | 66.2 | 61.2 | B− |
| Bishop's Falls (69 km) | 3,162 | 92.1 | 84.1 | C |
| Grand Falls-Windsor (69 km) | 14,510 | 92.1 | 84.1 | C |
| Lewisporte (79 km) | 3,405 | 66.2 | 61.2 | B− |
Springdale sits above 1 of the 5 neighbours with figures of their own. Baie Verte, 51 km away, is the nearest lower one, at 34.1 to 49.9.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Springdale with figures are 51–79 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Town and surroundings together. Detachment figures cover the detachment’s whole area: Springdale together with the countryside and smaller places it polices.
- Reading the number. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- Solved cases. The clearance rate is the share of incidents police solve, by a charge or otherwise, weighted by seriousness like the index. It isn’t a conviction rate.
- How serious, not how safe. Police-reported incidents, each multiplied by a weight drawn from court sentences, summed and divided by the population: that is the index, and its makers attach a caution, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Springdale
Is Springdale safe?
Statistics Canada puts Springdale at 49.9 on its Crime Severity Index over 2023–2025; Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people sit at 68.5 in the middle. Violent incidents run at 11.3 and property crimes at 15.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Springdale?
Most often it is other Criminal Code offences: 7.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come mischief at 7.1 and assault at 5.4.
Is crime going up in Springdale?
Down 25%: 59 in 2023, 44.1 in 2025.
How much of Springdale’s crime do police solve?
About 31% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 54% of violent and 20% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Springdale and other places, so the figures are shared.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).