Saint-Quentin, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 6/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 30,386 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 195 | 369.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 322 | 609.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 328 | 621.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 44 | 83.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 757 | 1,433.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 114 | 215.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 140 | 265.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 313 | 592.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 62 | 117.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 458 | 867.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 29 | 54.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,171 | 2,217.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 373 | 706.3 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 195 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 650 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 1,386 |
| Drugs | 487 |
| Damage and public order | 1,171 |
| Other | 373 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Quentin
- Is Saint-Quentin safe?
- Saint-Quentin: Safety 1 out of 10 (High crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Saint-Quentin?
- Saint-Quentin: Weighted crime: 30,386 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Paringault 230 m
- School: Lycée Henri Martin 330 m
- School: Collège Henri Martin 330 m
- School: École maternelle Montplaisir 450 m
- School: École primaire Lyon-Jumentier 460 m
- Bus stop: Brossolette 80 m
- Bus stop: Jean Jaurès 170 m
- Bus stop: Longueville 170 m
- Railway station: Saint-Quentin 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre d'ophtalmologie 230 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Saint-Quentin 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 230 m
- Supermarket: Niro Cash&Carry 420 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Gauchy 7/10
- Bohain-en-Vermandois 2/10
- Tergnier 2/10
- Chauny 2/10
- Laon 1/10
- Soissons 3/10
- Hirson 1/10
- Villers-Cotterêts 2/10
Mayors of Saint-Quentin since 2014
Saint-Quentin: Other right. Département president: Pierre-Jean Verzelen (Other right)
Frédérique MACAREZ · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédérique MACAREZ · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Quentin ▲ +14% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédérique MACAREZ
January 2016 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Xavier BERTRAND · The Republicans
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
