Bouguenais, 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: 22,157 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 | 61 | 297.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 98 | 477.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 66 | 321.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 7 | 34.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 224 | 1,091.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 68 | 331.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 60 | 292.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 113 | 550.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 52 | 253.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 133 | 647.8 | 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 | 161 | 784.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 161 | 784.2 | 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 | 61 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 164 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 517 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 161 |
| Other | 161 |
Questions about crime in Bouguenais
- Is Bouguenais safe?
- Bouguenais: 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 Bouguenais?
- Bouguenais: Weighted crime: 22,157 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle La Croix Jeannette 260 m
- School: École élémentaire La Croix Jeannette 260 m
- School: École Primaire La Croix Jeannette 290 m
- School: Lycée professionnel Pablo Neruda 340 m
- School: École primaire Jean Zay 600 m
- Bus stop 300 m
- Railway station: Chantenay 3.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Unité d'Autodialyse de Bouguenais 430 m
- A&E: Institut de la main 5.9 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 590 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 2.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Rezé 4/10
- Bouaye 4/10
- La Montagne 3/10
- Saint-Herblain 3/10
- Pont-Saint-Martin 7/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau 6/10
- Les Sorinières 5/10
- Nantes 2/10
Mayors of Bouguenais since 2014
Bouguenais: Other right. Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
Sandra IMPERIALE · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sandra IMPERIALE · Other centre
June 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bouguenais ▼ −3% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Martine LE JEUNE
October 2017 – June 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Michèle GRESSUS · Union of the left
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).
