Villefontaine, 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: 20,822 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 | 42 | 216 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 103 | 529.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 77 | 396 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 6 | 30.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 103 | 529.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 31 | 159.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 113 | 581.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 32 | 164.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 80 | 411.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 129 | 663.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 14 | 72 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 213 | 1,095.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 136 | 699.4 | 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 | 42 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 180 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 359 |
| Drugs | 143 |
| Damage and public order | 213 |
| Other | 136 |
Questions about crime in Villefontaine
- Is Villefontaine safe?
- Villefontaine: 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 Villefontaine?
- Villefontaine: Weighted crime: 20,822 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Galilée 420 m
- School: École maternelle Galilée 460 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Louis Aragon 540 m
- School: Collège Louis Aragon 580 m
- School: Groupe scolaire n°13 Le Ruisseau 600 m
- Bus stop: Collège Louis Aragon 200 m
- Bus stop: Le Rafo 200 m
- Bus stop: Villefontaine - Le Bourg 390 m
- Railway station: La Verpillière 1.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre de radiologie de Villefontaine 300 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Pierre Oudot 7.2 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 420 m
- Supermarket: Netto 860 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Verpillière 3/10
- Saint-Quentin-Fallavier 1/10
- L'Isle-d'Abeau 3/10
- Bourgoin-Jallieu 2/10
- Tignieu-Jameyzieu 4/10
- Charvieu-Chavagneux 6/10
- Pont-de-Chéruy 3/10
- Chavanoz 8/10
Mayors of Villefontaine since 2014
Villefontaine: Other. Département president: Jean-Pierre Barbier (The Republicans)
Patrick NICOLE-WILLIAMS · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrick NICOLE-WILLIAMS · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Villefontaine ▲ +18% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick NICOLE-WILLIAMS
February 2016 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Raymond FEYSSAGUET · 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).
