The present invention relates to a 7-amino-3-hydroxymethyl-3-cephalosporin-4-carboxylate crystal and a production method thereof and discloses the diffraction pattern of the crystal copper target X ray powder of the compound and represents each datum with a 2 Theta angle, an interplanar distance d and relative strength I/I0, and the production method includes the following steps: (1) the compound is alkalified for dissolution, pH is kept to be less than or equal to 9, and reaction temperature is between negative 10 DEG C to 35 DEG C; (2) the reaction solution is acidified, pH is kept to be larger than or equal to 3, the reaction temperature is between negative 0 DEG C to 50 DEG C, and therefore the product is crystallized in aqueous solution or the mixture system of water and organic solvent mixed with water. The purity of the crystal produced by the present invention reaches 98.5 percent or higher, the stability of the crystal is good, the crystal is not easily isomerizated or dehydrated to form a ring-closing compound, and can be stored for a long time, conveniently transported and sold, etc. under an economic condition, moreover, the method for producing the crystal is safe, the cost is low, the reaction process is simple and can be easily controlled, subsidiary products, such as ring-opening products, ring-closing products, dehydroxylated products, etc., cannot be easily formed, and meanwhile, the amount of substances related to optical isomers, double-bond migration structures, etc. is tiny or is not produced.