Saint-Didier-en-Velay, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 10 out of 10 Very low crime
10/10 in France · 10/10 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: 4,661 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 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 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 5 | 141.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 18 | 510.9 | 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 | not published | - | 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 | 21 | 596.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 20 | 567.7 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 21 |
| Other | 20 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Didier-en-Velay
- Is Saint-Didier-en-Velay safe?
- Saint-Didier-en-Velay: Safety 10 out of 10 (Very low 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-Didier-en-Velay?
- Saint-Didier-en-Velay: Weighted crime: 4,661 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 5/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire privée Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc 830 m
- School: École maternelle 850 m
- School: École élémentaire Françoise Dolto 850 m
- School: Collège Roger Ruel 870 m
- School: Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale 890 m
- A&E: Clinique mutualiste chirurgicale 14.7 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 3.8 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 7.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Monistrol-sur-Loire 4/10
- Sainte-Sigolène 10/10
- Aurec-sur-Loire 8/10
- Yssingeaux 6/10
- Le Puy-en-Velay 1/10
- Brioude 2/10
Mayors of Saint-Didier-en-Velay since 2014
Saint-Didier-en-Velay: Other right. Département president: Marie-Agnès Petit (The Republicans)
Emmanuel SALGADO · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Emmanuel SALGADO
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Didier-en-Velay ▲ +87% · France ▼ −12%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Madeleine CHABANOLLE
April 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Christian BLANCHARD · Other 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).
