The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Springfield Town, MA
West Springfield Town is a city of 28,800 in Hampden County, about 3 miles west of downtown Springfield · Updated November 2026
Is West Springfield Town, MA safe?
Mostly, yes. Crime in West Springfield Town is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-, but most US neighborhoods are safer still: West Springfield Town has more crime than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within West Springfield Town run from A to C-, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 778 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Springfield Town as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Springfield Town scores 778.
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 West Springfield Town, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Springfield Town, 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 West Springfield Town
Car thefts run high for an A-graded city. West Springfield Town has 3.0 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.93.
Robberies are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in West Springfield Town runs 38% above the US rate, but robberies run 25% below it: 0.46 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of West Springfield Town
Most of West Springfield Town grades well: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across West Springfield Town run from A to C-; 48% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
98%
A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within West Springfield Town, the northwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in West Springfield Town?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in West Springfield Town is down 15%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.8 to 4.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 34 to 32 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 22%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
West Springfield TownUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves West Springfield Town. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, West Springfield Town
Violent, US
Property, West Springfield Town
Property, US
2016
+36%
+4%
+24%
+15%
2017
+26%
+4%
+14%
+12%
2018
+21%
+0%
+5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-4%
+4%
-10%
-8%
2021
+21%
+6%
-11%
-10%
2022
+2%
+5%
+4%
-6%
2023
+9%
+2%
-8%
-7%
2024
-15%
-4%
-7%
-15%
Crime rates and types in West Springfield Town
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Springfield Town has about 51 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 38% more than the US as a whole and 91% more than Massachusetts.
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 is the most common crime in West Springfield Town, about 51% of everything reported, but assault 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 West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In West Springfield Town, 54% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 40% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (31%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (33%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (40%)
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 West Springfield Town compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to West Springfield Town, 6 have less crime. Suffield, CT and Southwick have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Springfield Town. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Springfield Town has more crime than 69% of them.
Shops, walkability and jobs in West Springfield Town
One thing sets West Springfield Town apart: it has 15.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 88% of US city residents
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. 63% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 77% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.59 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 75% 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.83% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 69% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 65% 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 West Springfield Town: D+ (22 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 64% 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 West Springfield Town
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs West Springfield Town about $1,125 a year per household, 7% 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 $35 million a year, or $1,215 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$700,000
$24
Rape
$960,000
$33
Robbery
$420,000
$14
Assault
$4.4 million
$152
Burglary
$670,000
$23
Theft
$3.8 million
$133
Vehicle theft
$1.3 million
$46
Arson
$42,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.5 million
$51
Total
$14 million
$479
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 West Springfield Town 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 West Springfield Town, MA average a SchoolGrade of D+: 35% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in West Springfield Town on SchoolGrade
