Essey-lès-Nancy, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 14,808 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 | 7 | 80.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 39 | 449.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 22 | 253.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 95 | 1,095.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 33 | 380.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 26 | 299.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 21 | 242.2 | 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 | 109 | 1,257.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 52 | 599.8 | 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 | 7 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 61 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 109 |
| Other | 52 |
Questions about crime in Essey-lès-Nancy
- Is Essey-lès-Nancy safe?
- Essey-lès-Nancy: Safety 5 out of 10 (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 Essey-lès-Nancy?
- Essey-lès-Nancy: Weighted crime: 14,808 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École d'Application du Centre 740 m
- School: École Jacques Prévert 940 m
- School: Collège Émile Gallé 1.1 km
- School: École Galilée 1.2 km
- School: École Mouzimpré 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Colonies 140 m
- Bus stop: Colonies 170 m
- Bus stop: 69ème RI 300 m
- Railway station: Jarville-la-Malgrange 4.7 km
- Doctor or clinic 360 m
- A&E: Hôpital Central 4.0 km
- Supermarket: Trio Promo 440 m
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 720 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Max 6/10
- Pulnoy 8/10
- Tomblaine 4/10
- Seichamps 9/10
- Malzéville 4/10
- Nancy 2/10
- Jarville-la-Malgrange 4/10
- Laneuveville-devant-Nancy 6/10
Mayors of Essey-lès-Nancy since 2014
Essey-lès-Nancy: Other right. Département president: Chaynesse Khirouni (Union of the left)
Christophe CHEVARDÉ · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Michel BREUILLE · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Essey-lès-Nancy ▲ +37% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel BREUILLE · Socialist
about June 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Essey-lès-Nancy ▼ −7% · 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).
