Grande-Synthe, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 17,072 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 | 207.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 89 | 439.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 83 | 410.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 9 | 44.5 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 88 | 434.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 28 | 138.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 14 | 69.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 29 | 143.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 11 | 54.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 85 | 420 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 15 | 74.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 200 | 988.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 76 | 375.5 | 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 | 172 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 170 |
| Drugs | 100 |
| Damage and public order | 200 |
| Other | 76 |
Questions about crime in Grande-Synthe
- Is Grande-Synthe safe?
- Grande-Synthe: Safety 4 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 Grande-Synthe?
- Grande-Synthe: Weighted crime: 17,072 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Pierre et Marie Curie 160 m
- School: École maternelle Pierre et Marie Curie 230 m
- School: École primaire Chabrier 340 m
- School: École élémentaire Jacques Prévert 400 m
- School: École maternelle Victor Hugo 470 m
- Bus stop: Mozart 40 m
- Bus stop: Mozart 50 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Jacques 200 m
- Railway station: Grande-Synthe 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic 3.5 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Grande-Synthe 930 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 730 m
- Supermarket: Spar 890 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Dunkerque 3/10
- Loon-Plage 6/10
- Cappelle-la-Grande 6/10
- Coudekerque-Branche 6/10
- Bourbourg 2/10
- Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village 9/10
- Gravelines 4/10
- Wormhout 4/10
Mayors of Grande-Synthe since 2014
Grande-Synthe: Other left. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Arnaud DECLUNDER · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Martial BEYAERT · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Grande-Synthe ▼ −18% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Martial BEYAERT
July 2019 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Damien CAREME · 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).
