Montchanin, 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: 18,951 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 | 12 | 241.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 19 | 381.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 25 | 502.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 28 | 562.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 502.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 15 | 301.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 27 | 542.6 | 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 | 34 | 683.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 31 | 623 | 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 | 12 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 44 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 34 |
| Other | 31 |
Questions about crime in Montchanin
- Is Montchanin safe?
- Montchanin: 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 Montchanin?
- Montchanin: Weighted crime: 18,951 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: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École Primaire Curie Pasteur 400 m
- School: École Primaire Serge Boutavant 650 m
- School: École Maternelle Jean de La Fontaine 680 m
- School: École maternelle Charles Perrault 690 m
- School: École Maternelle Paul Langevin 960 m
- Bus stop: Bibliothèque 370 m
- Bus stop: Bibliothèque 370 m
- Railway station: Montchanin 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison de Santé 480 m
- A&E: Hôpital du Creusot - Site Foch 7.0 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 690 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 3.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Creusot 5/10
- Blanzy 7/10
- Montceau-les-Mines 3/10
- Saint-Vallier 5/10
- Autun 4/10
- Châtenoy-le-Royal 7/10
- Saint-Rémy 6/10
- Chagny 3/10
Mayors of Montchanin since 2014
Montchanin: Other left. Département president: André Accary (Other right)
Yohann CASSIER · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Yohann CASSIER
about November 2023 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Montchanin ▲ +44% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Yves VERNOCHET · Other left
May 2020 – November 2023
excludes types not published for this commune
Montchanin ▼ −9% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean Yves VERNOCHET · Socialist
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Montchanin ▲ +18% · 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).
