Photo: SimonP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Springhill than in 76% of Canadian towns
Split in two, the index gives 86.7 for violence and 96.5 for everything else (normally 85.7 and 62.8). Police counts work out at 18.6 violent incidents and 35.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the typical town its size they are 12.9 and 31.2. On the record of crime the police covering Springhill reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes C− for safety: #73 of 88 in Nova Scotia. In 2023 the index stood at 99.8; it fell to 86.2 in 2025.
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. Area behind the crime severity, crime rate and incident counts figures: the Cumberland County detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Springhill
Mischief: high for a town its size
Springhill records 12.4 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Springhill places 28th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Higher than most of Nova Scotia
Springhill’s index of 93.1 compares with 71.4 for the typical town in Nova Scotia. Towns its size ↓
Heavier on property and other crime
Springhill scores 86.7 for violence and 96.5 for other crime; the typical Canadian town its size scores 85.7 and 62.8. By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The C− for Springhill, and how it is built
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: #73 of 88 in Nova Scotia and #1,836 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.
Crime in Springhill, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Springhill runs highest on mischief (12.4 per 1,000 against 4.9), break and enter (6.2 per 1,000 against 2.8) and drug offences (1.3 per 1,000 against 0.7). Theft under $5,000 sits below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 6.3 | 0.3 | 48% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 7 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 2.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.02 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 2.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Other violent violations | 7 | 0.3 | 39% |
| Breaking and entering | 138.3 | 6.2 | 13% |
| Possession of stolen property | 15 | 0.7 | 53% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 77.7 | 3.5 | 10% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 16.3 | 0.7 | 4% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 146 | 6.5 | 16% |
| Mischief | 276.7 | 12.4 | 11% |
| Weapons violations | 12.7 | 0.6 | 69% |
| Administration of justice violations | 136 | 6.1 | 58% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 36.3 | 1.6 | 29% |
| Drug violations | 30 | 1.3 | 24% |
| Impaired driving | 80.7 | 3.6 | 47% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1 | 0.05 | — |
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.
Springhill, year by year
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (99.8); 2025 was the lightest, at 86.2. For the typical Canadian town its size, 2023 gave 74.3 and 2025 gave 64.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Springhill | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.2 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 93.3 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 99.8 | 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 Springhill, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Springhill comes 28th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkhill Ontario | 6,864 | 25.7 | 29 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 25 | Barrington Nova Scotia | 6,720 | 76.1 | 96.9 | C+ |
| 26 | Devon Alberta | 6,965 | 76.7 | 61.5 | C+ |
| 27 | Rhineland Manitoba | 6,819 | 85.4 | 94.1 | C |
| 28 | Springhill Nova Scotia | 7,015 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| 29 | Annapolis County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 6,719 | 96 | 107.6 | C− |
| 30 | Wainwright Alberta | 6,996 | 113 | 121.8 | C− |
| 31 | Gimli Manitoba | 6,914 | 126.6 | 134.2 | D |
| … | |||||
| 34 | Yarmouth Nova Scotia | 7,129 | 146.8 | 215.2 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part Ontario | 7,008 | 302.3 | 509 | 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 Springhill in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The police area Springhill is part of, 22,400 residents, recorded about 420 violent incidents a year (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.
And about 790 property crimes, plus 470 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Crime in the places around Springhill
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | 7,015 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| Oxford (22 km) | 1,261 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C (23 km) | 6,040 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
| Amherst (24 km) | 10,072 | 149.6 | 131.2 | D |
Where neighbours share its police, they share the figure too: 2 aren’t counted above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Springhill with figures are 22–24 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
- The clearance rate. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- Severity, weighed. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- A wider policing area. Detachment figures cover the detachment’s whole area: Springhill together with the countryside and smaller places it polices.
Questions about safety in Springhill
Is Springhill safe?
On Statistics Canada’s figures, Springhill scores 93.1 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, with 18.6 violent and 35.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 68.5, the median for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What is the most common crime in Springhill?
Other Criminal Code offences is the most common, at 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year, then mischief (12.4) and assault (8).
Is crime going up in Springhill?
The reverse: 99.8 in 2023 came down to 86.2 by 2025, 14% lower.
How much of Springhill’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 27% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 56% of violent crime and 17% of the rest, against 34% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Springhill together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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).