Marcq-en-Barœul, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in France · 8/10 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: 12,150 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 | 56 | 139.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 82 | 204.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 75 | 186.6 | 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 | 321 | 798.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 158 | 393.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 90 | 224 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 137 | 340.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 44 | 109.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 37 | 92.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 6 | 14.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 299 | 744.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 289 | 719.2 | 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 | 56 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 157 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 750 |
| Drugs | 43 |
| Damage and public order | 299 |
| Other | 289 |
Questions about crime in Marcq-en-Barœul
- Is Marcq-en-Barœul safe?
- Marcq-en-Barœul: Safety 6 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 Marcq-en-Barœul?
- Marcq-en-Barœul: Weighted crime: 12,150 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Jean Bosco - Notre-Dame des Jeunes 410 m
- School: Marcq Institution 450 m
- School: École maternelle Henri Matisse 460 m
- School: Collège Marcq Institution 480 m
- School: Marcq Institution - Lycée 530 m
- Bus stop: Pont Courroy 230 m
- Bus stop: Pont Courroy 240 m
- Bus stop: Bailly 340 m
- Railway station: Croix - Wasquehal 2.6 km
- Tram or metro stop: Le Quesne 780 m
- Doctor or clinic: Clinic Renaissance - Centre De Médecine Esthétique 1.2 km
- A&E: Hôpital Privé de Villeneuve d'Ascq 4.8 km
- Supermarket: Chronodrive 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Wasquehal 4/10
- Bondues 6/10
- Marquette-lez-Lille 6/10
- La Madeleine 4/10
- Mouvaux 6/10
- Croix 3/10
- Mons-en-Barœul 4/10
- Wambrechies 5/10
Mayors of Marcq-en-Barœul since 2014
Marcq-en-Barœul: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Loïc CATHELAIN · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Bernard GÉRARD · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Marcq-en-Barœul ▼ −15% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bernard GERARD · Union of the right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Marcq-en-Barœul ▼ −17% · France 0%
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).
