Saumur, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 25,643 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 | 54 | 205.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 132 | 503 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 180 | 685.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 20 | 76.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 362 | 1,379.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 74 | 282 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 93 | 354.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 128 | 487.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 79 | 301.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 130 | 495.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 23 | 87.6 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 425 | 1,619.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 158 | 602.1 | 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 | 54 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 312 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 736 |
| Drugs | 153 |
| Damage and public order | 425 |
| Other | 158 |
Questions about crime in Saumur
- Is Saumur safe?
- Saumur: Safety 2 out of 10 (High 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 Saumur?
- Saumur: Weighted crime: 25,643 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Maremaillette 590 m
- School: Institution St. Louis 680 m
- School: École primaire privée Notre-Dame de la Visitation 860 m
- School: S.A.E.M.O 870 m
- School: École Primaire et Maternelle Saint-Louis 900 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Nicolas, rue des Carabiniers de Monsieur 370 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Nicolas, rue des Carabiniers de Monsieur 380 m
- Railway station: Saumur 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: OrthOconfort 1.1 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Saumur 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Monoprix 660 m
- Supermarket: E.Leclerc 670 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Gennes-Val-de-Loire 5/10
- Longué-Jumelles 2/10
- Doué-en-Anjou 4/10
- Beaufort-en-Anjou 3/10
- Brissac Loire Aubance 7/10
- Mazé-Milon 9/10
- Noyant-Villages 4/10
- Lys-Haut-Layon 6/10
Mayors of Saumur since 2014
Saumur: Other left. Département president: Florence Dabin (Other right)
Jackie GOULET CLAISSE · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jackie GOULET · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saumur ▲ +62% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jackie GOULET
September 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Jean-Michel MARCHAND · Other 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).
