Laventie, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 19,366 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 | 19 | 376.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 35 | 693.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 9 | 178.4 | 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 | 13 | 257.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 13 | 257.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 6 | 119 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 10 | 198.3 | 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 | 23 | 456 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 25 | 495.6 | 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 | 19 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 44 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 23 |
| Other | 25 |
Questions about crime in Laventie
- Is Laventie safe?
- Laventie: Safety 3 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 Laventie?
- Laventie: Weighted crime: 19,366 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse 550 m
- Doctor or clinic 2.7 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Armentières 10.0 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 4.4 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 4.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Lestrem 7/10
- Beuvry 3/10
- Billy-Berclau 5/10
- Douvrin 4/10
- Béthune 1/10
- Wingles 4/10
- Annezin 3/10
- Vendin-le-Vieil 3/10
Mayors of Laventie since 2014
Laventie: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Nathalie DEBAISIEUX · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Philippe BOONAERT · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Laventie ▲ +28% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Philippe BOONAERT · Other right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Laventie ▲ +19% · 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).
