Arras, 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: 31,265 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 | 142 | 331.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 305 | 711.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 379 | 884 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 25 | 58.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 538 | 1,254.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 111 | 258.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 48 | 112 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 67 | 156.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 46 | 107.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 382 | 891 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 70 | 163.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 686 | 1,600 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 309 | 720.7 | 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 | 142 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 684 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 810 |
| Drugs | 452 |
| Damage and public order | 686 |
| Other | 309 |
Questions about crime in Arras
- Is Arras safe?
- Arras: 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 Arras?
- Arras: Weighted crime: 31,265 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Jehan Bodel 180 m
- School: École primaire privée Les Louez Dieu 210 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Joseph 240 m
- School: École élémentaire d'application Oscar Cléret 320 m
- School: École maternelle Oscar Cléret 340 m
- Bus stop: Cours de Verdun 90 m
- Bus stop: Cours de Verdun 90 m
- Bus stop: Notre-Dame des Ardents 140 m
- Railway station: Arras 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Victor Hugo Santé 170 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Arras 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Coccinelle Express 300 m
- Supermarket: Kioui 690 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Arras since 2014
Arras: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Frédéric LETURQUE · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédéric LETURQUE · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Arras ▼ −5% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric LETURQUE · Union of the right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Arras ▼ −2% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
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).
