Valenciennes, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 41,389 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 | 186 | 427.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 357 | 821.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 481 | 1,106.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 13 | 29.9 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 119 | 273.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 849 | 1,953.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 120 | 276.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 130 | 299.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 228 | 524.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 68 | 156.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 449 | 1,032.9 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 30 | 69 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 753 | 1,732.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 334 | 768.4 | 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 | 186 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 838 |
| Robbery | 132 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,395 |
| Drugs | 479 |
| Damage and public order | 753 |
| Other | 334 |
Questions about crime in Valenciennes
- Is Valenciennes safe?
- Valenciennes: Safety 1 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 Valenciennes?
- Valenciennes: Weighted crime: 41,389 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée de l'Escaut 400 m
- School: Collège Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux 400 m
- School: École maternelle des Acacias 430 m
- School: École élémentaire du Cariot 460 m
- School: Lycée Henri Wallon 480 m
- Bus stop: Valenciennes – Gare 290 m
- Bus stop: Carpeaux 310 m
- Bus stop: Villars 310 m
- Railway station: Valenciennes 240 m
- Tram or metro stop: Valenciennes – Gare 320 m
- Doctor or clinic: Nouvelle clinique des Dentelières 240 m
- A&E: Polyclinique Vauban 230 m
- Supermarket: Naturavie 540 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 680 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Anzin 2/10
- Marly 2/10
- Beuvrages 4/10
- Petite-Forêt 3/10
- Trith-Saint-Léger 2/10
- Bruay-sur-l'Escaut 2/10
- Saint-Saulve 3/10
- Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes 3/10
Mayors of Valenciennes since 2014
Valenciennes: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Laurent DEGALLAIX · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Laurent DEGALLAIX · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Valenciennes ▲ +13% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent DEGALLAIX · Union of the right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Valenciennes ▲ +1% · 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).
