Fenain, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in France · 7/10 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: 13,899 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 | 16 | 294.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 24 | 441.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 11 | 202.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 15 | 275.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 9 | 165.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 40 | 735.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 30 | 551.4 | 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 | 16 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 40 |
| Other | 30 |
Questions about crime in Fenain
- Is Fenain safe?
- Fenain: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average 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 Fenain?
- Fenain: Weighted crime: 13,899 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Irène Joliot-Curie 200 m
- School: École maternelle Catherine Poteaux 340 m
- School: École primaire des Tilleuls 570 m
- School: École primaire Suzanne Lanoy 970 m
- School: École maternelle Paul Éluard 1.2 km
- Bus stop: Fenain – Place 140 m
- Bus stop: Fenain – Place 160 m
- Bus stop: Jean Jaurès 400 m
- Railway station: Somain 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic 260 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Denain 7.8 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 50 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 720 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Somain 2/10
- Escaudain 4/10
- Aniche 2/10
- Pecquencourt 5/10
- Wallers 5/10
- Denain 1/10
- Lallaing 5/10
- Douchy-les-Mines 3/10
Mayors of Fenain since 2014
Fenain: Other left. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Fabien BOURIEZ · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Fabien BOURIEZ
February 2025 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Fenain ▲ +55% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Arlette DUPILET · Other left
July 2020 – February 2025
excludes types not published for this commune
Fenain ▼ −15% · France ▲ +15%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Arlette DUPILET · Other left
October 2014 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Arlette DUPILET · Other left
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).
