Belfort, 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: 21,265 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 | 107 | 233.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 247 | 538 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 232 | 505.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 19 | 41.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 460 | 1,001.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 56 | 122 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 35 | 76.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 93 | 202.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 31 | 67.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 235 | 511.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 42 | 91.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 550 | 1,197.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 218 | 474.8 | 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 | 107 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 479 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 675 |
| Drugs | 277 |
| Damage and public order | 550 |
| Other | 218 |
Questions about crime in Belfort
- Is Belfort safe?
- Belfort: 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 Belfort?
- Belfort: Weighted crime: 21,265 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: 9/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée professionnel privé Saint-Joseph 540 m
- School: École élémentaire Édouard Lévy-Grunwald 580 m
- School: École maternelle Simone Veil 630 m
- School: Lycée Raoul Follereau 650 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Joseph 670 m
- Bus stop: IUT 230 m
- Bus stop: Techn’Hom 2 230 m
- Bus stop: Techn'Hom 2 240 m
- Railway station: Trois-Chênes 470 m
- Doctor or clinic 710 m
- A&E: Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté 8.0 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.0 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Belfort since 2014
Belfort: The Republicans. Département president: Florian Bouquet (The Republicans)
Damien MESLOT · The Republicans
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Damien MESLOT · The Republicans
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Belfort ▲ +22% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Damien MESLOT · The Republicans
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Belfort ▼ −28% · 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).
