Fouquières-lès-Lens, 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: 13,124 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 | 13 | 213.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 17 | 279.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 9 | 147.9 | 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 | 34 | 558.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 22 | 361.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 180.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 10 | 164.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 14 | 230 | 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 | 48 | 788.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 27 | 443.6 | 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 26 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 48 |
| Other | 27 |
Questions about crime in Fouquières-lès-Lens
- Is Fouquières-lès-Lens safe?
- Fouquières-lès-Lens: 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 Fouquières-lès-Lens?
- Fouquières-lès-Lens: Weighted crime: 13,124 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Condorcet-Curie 420 m
- School: École primaire Jean Macé 600 m
- School: Collège Émile Zola 600 m
- School: École maternelle Jules Ferry 770 m
- School: École élémentaire Jules Ferry 830 m
- Bus stop: Desmoulins 200 m
- Bus stop: Desmoulins 200 m
- Bus stop: Jaurès 320 m
- Railway station: Billy-Montigny 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: CEP-ADAIR 1.3 km
- A&E: Polyclinique d'Hénin-Beaumont 3.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 780 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Billy-Montigny 2/10
- Montigny-en-Gohelle 3/10
- Noyelles-sous-Lens 4/10
- Harnes 3/10
- Sallaumines 2/10
- Rouvroy 3/10
- Loison-sous-Lens 3/10
- Hénin-Beaumont 2/10
Mayors of Fouquières-lès-Lens since 2014
Fouquières-lès-Lens: Union of the left. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Donata HOCHART · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Donata HOCHART · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Fouquières-lès-Lens ▼ −1% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Donata HOCHART-DI BITONTO
December 2018 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Michel BOUCHEZ · Socialist
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).
