Springvale is a city of 5,110 in York County, about 30 miles southwest of downtown Portland · Updated November 2026
Is Springvale, ME safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Springvale is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Springvale sits near the middle: 48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Springvale run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 830 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Springvale as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Springvale scores 830.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Springvale, ME at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Springvale, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Springvale
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Springvale, 50% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Springvale
CrimeGrade™ estimates Springvale has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% more than the US as a whole and 60% more than Maine.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 39% of crime reported in Springvale. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Springvale
The Sanford Police Department polices Springvale; these figures cover Sanford as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Sanford as a whole, 53% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (53%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (60%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (55%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (43%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Springvale compares with nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to Springvale, 5 have less crime. Alfred Mills and Shapleigh have the least.
Two things set Springvale apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (5 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 20 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, yet theft and assault run higher here than that would suggest.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 92% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Springvale: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.59% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 63% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Springvale
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Springvale about $812 a year per household, 33% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.5 million a year, or $686 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$89,000
$17
Rape
$180,000
$35
Robbery
$6,400
$1
Assault
$540,000
$106
Burglary
$52,000
$10
Theft
$410,000
$79
Vehicle theft
$87,000
$17
Arson
$64,000
$13
Vandalism
$270,000
$54
Total
$1.7 million
$332
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Springvale means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Springvale, ME average a SchoolGrade of F: 76% of students test proficient, against 78% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Springvale on SchoolGrade
