Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 6/10 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: 30,299 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 | 389 | 260.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 734 | 492.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 822 | 551.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 61 | 40.9 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 452 | 303.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 3,432 | 2,302.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 225 | 150.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 421 | 282.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 1,295 | 868.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 256 | 171.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,252 | 839.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 710 | 476.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,564 | 1,049.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 979 | 656.7 | 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 | 389 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,556 |
| Robbery | 513 |
| Theft and burglary | 5,629 |
| Drugs | 1,962 |
| Damage and public order | 1,564 |
| Other | 979 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Denis
- Is Saint-Denis safe?
- Saint-Denis: 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 Saint-Denis?
- Saint-Denis: Weighted crime: 30,299 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: École privée Al Andalus 230 m
- School: Collège Al'Andalus 230 m
- School: Lycée Al Andalus 230 m
- School: Parc de la Maison d'Éducation 370 m
- School: École Maternelle Saint Léger 440 m
- Bus stop: Cimetière de Saint-Denis 200 m
- Bus stop: Cimetière de Saint-Denis 210 m
- Bus stop: Cimetière de Saint-Denis-Tramway 230 m
- Railway station: Saint-Denis - L'Île-Saint-Denis 1.5 km
- Tram or metro stop: Cimetière de Saint-Denis 210 m
- Doctor or clinic: Access Radiologie 350 m
- A&E: Hôpital Delafontaine 820 m
- Supermarket: BAO - Le Marché du Soleil 410 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 430 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Courneuve 1/10
- Villetaneuse 3/10
- Stains 2/10
- Aubervilliers 1/10
- L'Île-Saint-Denis 3/10
- Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine 1/10
- Épinay-sur-Seine 3/10
- Dugny 3/10
Mayors of Saint-Denis since 2014
Saint-Denis: La France insoumise. Département president: Stéphane Troussel (Union of the left)
Bally BAGAYOKO · La France insoumise
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Mathieu HANOTIN · Socialist
about January 2025 – March 2026
Saint-Denis ▼ −8% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Mathieu HANOTIN · Socialist
July 2020 – January 2025
commune merged in 2025
Saint-Denis ▼ −9% · France ▲ +19%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel FOURCADE · Socialist
July 2020 – January 2025
commune merged in 2025
Saint-Denis ▼ −9% · France ▲ +19%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent RUSSIER
December 2016 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
commune merged in 2025
Didier PAILLARD · Communist
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
commune merged in 2025
Michel FOURCADE · Union of the left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2025
Saint-Denis ▼ −23% · France ▼ −13%
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).
