Alençon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 27,476 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 | 91 | 357 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 139 | 545.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 153 | 600.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 21 | 82.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 258 | 1,012.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 67 | 262.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 32 | 125.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 52 | 204 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 37 | 145.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 264 | 1,035.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 17 | 66.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 479 | 1,879.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 157 | 615.9 | 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 | 91 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 292 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 446 |
| Drugs | 281 |
| Damage and public order | 479 |
| Other | 157 |
Questions about crime in Alençon
- Is Alençon safe?
- Alençon: Safety 2 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 Alençon?
- Alençon: Weighted crime: 27,476 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire publique Emile Dupont 290 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-François de Sales 390 m
- School: Ensemble scolaire Saint-François-de-Sales 410 m
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée privé Saint-Francois de Sales 430 m
- School: Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-François de Sales 430 m
- Bus stop: Sainte-Thérèse 60 m
- Bus stop: Sainte-Thérèse 70 m
- Bus stop: Plenître 80 m
- Railway station: Alençon 570 m
- Doctor or clinic: Pôle de santé Simone Iff 240 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Alençon 660 m
- Supermarket: La Vie Claire 390 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 430 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Argentan 2/10
- La Ferté Macé 2/10
- L'Aigle 1/10
- Flers 3/10
Mayors of Alençon since 2014
Alençon: Other right. Département president: Christophe de Balorre (Union of the right)
Sophie DOUVRY · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Joaquim PUEYO · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Alençon ▲ +58% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Emmanuel DARCISSAC
July 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Joaquim PUEYO · Union of the left
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).
