Argenton-sur-Creuse, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 21,615 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 | 14 | 292.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 17 | 355.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 26 | 543.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 25 | 522.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 18 | 376.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 19 | 397 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 21 | 438.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 15 | 313.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 13 | 271.6 | 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 | 59 | 1,232.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 34 | 710.4 | 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 43 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 98 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 59 |
| Other | 34 |
Questions about crime in Argenton-sur-Creuse
- Is Argenton-sur-Creuse safe?
- Argenton-sur-Creuse: Safety 3 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 Argenton-sur-Creuse?
- Argenton-sur-Creuse: Weighted crime: 21,615 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 5/10
Nearest places
- School: SGT Lycée professionnel chateauneuf 1.8 km
- School: Lycée professionnel Châteauneuf 1.8 km
- School: Collège Rollinat 2.0 km
- Railway station: Argenton-sur-Creuse 2.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Peggy Gérard 2.3 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier du Blanc 33.8 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 3.2 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 3.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Poinçonnet 10/10
- Châteauroux 3/10
- Le Blanc 2/10
- Déols 6/10
- Issoudun 2/10
Mayors of Argenton-sur-Creuse since 2014
Argenton-sur-Creuse: Union of the left. Département president: Marc Fleuret (Union of the right)
Vincent MILLAN · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Vincent MILLAN · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Argenton-sur-Creuse ▼ −6% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Vincent MILLAN · Union of the left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Argenton-sur-Creuse ▲ +32% · 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).
