Hem, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 12,341 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 | 20 | 107.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 161.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 53 | 285.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 10 | 53.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 55 | 296 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 67 | 360.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 114 | 613.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 52 | 279.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 36 | 193.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 40 | 215.3 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 8 | 43.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 137 | 737.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 95 | 511.2 | 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 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 83 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 324 |
| Drugs | 48 |
| Damage and public order | 137 |
| Other | 95 |
Questions about crime in Hem
- Is Hem safe?
- Hem: Safety 6 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 Hem?
- Hem: Weighted crime: 12,341 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: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Notre-Dame de Lourdes 350 m
- School: École maternelle privée Sainte-Geneviève 490 m
- School: École maternelle Victor Hugo 500 m
- School: Groupe scolaire Victor Hugo 500 m
- School: École élémentaire Victor Hugo 510 m
- Bus stop: Elsa Triolet 190 m
- Bus stop: Elsa Triolet 210 m
- Bus stop: Hem – Bifur 250 m
- Railway station: Ascq 4.1 km
- Doctor or clinic 300 m
- A&E: Hôpital Privé de Villeneuve d'Ascq 2.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 700 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Villeneuve-d'Ascq 3/10
- Lys-lez-Lannoy 5/10
- Croix 3/10
- Roubaix 1/10
- Leers 4/10
- Wasquehal 4/10
- Baisieux 7/10
- Mons-en-Barœul 4/10
Mayors of Hem since 2014
Hem: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Francis VERCAMER · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Francis VERCAMER · Centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Hem ▼ −10% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pascal NYS
July 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Francis VERCAMER · Union of the right
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).
