Versailles, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 15,272 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 | 164 | 195 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 265 | 315.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 222 | 264 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 6 | 7.1 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 23 | 27.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 822 | 977.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 154 | 183.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 97 | 115.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 87 | 103.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 46 | 54.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 420 | 499.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 27 | 32.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 530 | 630.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 625 | 743.2 | 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 | 164 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 487 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,206 |
| Drugs | 447 |
| Damage and public order | 530 |
| Other | 625 |
Questions about crime in Versailles
- Is Versailles safe?
- Versailles: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above 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 Versailles?
- Versailles: Weighted crime: 15,272 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Vieux Versailles 330 m
- School: École Élémentaire Carnot 570 m
- School: École Maternelle Les Marmousets 630 m
- School: Collège privé du Sacré-Cœur 840 m
- School: École Élémentaire Privée Notre-Dame 860 m
- Bus stop: Château 200 m
- Bus stop: Grille de l'Orangerie 350 m
- Bus stop: Stand de Tir 370 m
- Railway station: Versailles Château Rive Gauche 830 m
- Doctor or clinic: Orthopédie Neut 410 m
- A&E: Clinique des Franciscaines 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Monoprix 920 m
- Supermarket: Carré Bio 940 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt 6/10
- Buc 7/10
- Viroflay 7/10
- Saint-Cyr-l'École 4/10
- Guyancourt 5/10
- La Celle-Saint-Cloud 5/10
- Jouy-en-Josas 7/10
- Fontenay-le-Fleury 7/10
Mayors of Versailles since 2014
Versailles: Other right. Département president: Pierre Bédier (Union of the right)
François DE MAZIÈRES · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
François DE MAZIÈRES · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Versailles ▼ −10% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François DE MAZIERES · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Versailles ▼ −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).
