Springfield Township reports less violent crime than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
Overall, Springfield Township grades C for safety (#501 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania): more crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Springfield Township
7 of the 8 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on Springfield Township’s borders, 8 have a Safety Grade: Upper Providence Township (A+), Nether Providence Township (A), Swarthmore (A), Marple Township (B+), Haverford Township (B+), Ridley Township (B), Morton (C+), Upper Darby Township (C−). Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, lower
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Springfield Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 13% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 29% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Springfield Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Springfield Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Springfield Township’s police reported 52 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Springfield Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
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| Year | Springfield Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Springfield Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.2 | 19.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 30.8 | 17.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 21.8 | 16.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 22 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
562 crimes reported in 2025
12 violent and 550 property, as reported to the FBI by Springfield Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Seven people died in crashes on Springfield Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Springfield Township had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Springfield Township’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Springfield Township’s own rate (5.6) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Springfield Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | C | 0.7 | 26.2 |
| Nether Providence Township | A | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Upper Darby Township | C− | 2.5 | 30.7 |
| Swarthmore | A | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Marple Township | B+ | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Morton | C+ | 1.3 | 17.4 |
| Ridley Township | B | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| Haverford Township | B+ | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| Upper Providence Township | A+ | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | C | 0.7 | 26.2 |
| Upper Allen Township | A | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Upper Providence Township | B+ | 0.5 | 11.1 |
| Derry Township | B | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| West Goshen Township | B− | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| Upper Moreland Township | C+ | 1.4 | 19.4 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Springfield Township’s population (25,039), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Springfield Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Springfield Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (25,245 in 2025); our figure for Springfield Township is 25,039 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Springfield Township
Is Springfield Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Springfield Township reports more crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #501 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Springfield Township?
0.7 violent and 26.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Springfield Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Springfield Township in 2025?
Springfield Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Springfield Township safer than Nether Providence Township?
Nether Providence Township reports less crime per resident than Springfield Township: Nether Providence Township grades A for safety and Springfield Township C. Nether Providence Township’s police reported 0.3 violent and 4.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Springfield Township?
Springfield Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Springfield Township, Delaware County”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.