Saint-Paul-de-Varces, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in France · 8/10 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: 7,826 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 | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 15 | 676.3 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 7 | 315.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 15 | 676.3 | 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 | 7 |
| Other | 15 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Paul-de-Varces
- Is Saint-Paul-de-Varces safe?
- Saint-Paul-de-Varces: Safety 8 out of 10 (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-Paul-de-Varces?
- Saint-Paul-de-Varces: Weighted crime: 7,826 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 5/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Les Épis d'Or 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Le Mont 260 m
- Bus stop: Lourme 330 m
- Bus stop: Lourme 350 m
- Railway station: Vif 4.6 km
- Doctor or clinic 3.0 km
- A&E: Clinique des Cèdres 11.7 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 3.7 km
- Supermarket 4.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Vif 7/10
- Varces-Allières-et-Risset 3/10
- Claix 7/10
- Le Pont-de-Claix 4/10
- Seyssins 4/10
- Échirolles 1/10
- Vizille 3/10
- Seyssinet-Pariset 4/10
Mayors of Saint-Paul-de-Varces since 2014
Saint-Paul-de-Varces: no party label (small commune). Département president: Jean-Pierre Barbier (The Republicans)
Cécile CURTET
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Cécile CURTET
May 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Paul-de-Varces ▲ +25% · France ▲ +8%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
David RICHARD
July 2020 – May 2024
No published figures for this term
David RICHARD · Centre
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Paul-de-Varces ▼ −28% · France ▼ −18%
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).
