Petite-Forêt, 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: 22,061 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 | 5 | 98.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 593.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 24 | 474.9 | 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 | 75 | 1,484 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 15 | 296.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 14 | 277 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 44 | 870.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 10 | 197.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 17 | 336.4 | 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 | 81 | 1,602.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 22 | 435.3 | 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 54 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 158 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 81 |
| Other | 22 |
Questions about crime in Petite-Forêt
- Is Petite-Forêt safe?
- Petite-Forêt: 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 Petite-Forêt?
- Petite-Forêt: Weighted crime: 22,061 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Groupe scolaire Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 460 m
- School: École élémentaire Saint-Exupéry 470 m
- School: École maternelle Saint-Exupéry 530 m
- School: École élémentaire Paul Vaillant-Couturier 880 m
- School: École élémentaire Paul Vaillant-Couturier 890 m
- Bus stop: Gay Lussac 210 m
- Bus stop: Passerelle 210 m
- Bus stop: Petite-Forêt – Centre Commercial 220 m
- Railway station: Raismes 1.6 km
- Tram or metro stop: Saint-Waast – Hôpital 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic 590 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes 2.2 km
- Supermarket: Auchan 160 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 640 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Beuvrages 4/10
- Anzin 2/10
- Valenciennes 1/10
- Raismes 2/10
- Bruay-sur-l'Escaut 2/10
- Trith-Saint-Léger 2/10
- Wallers 5/10
- Marly 2/10
Mayors of Petite-Forêt since 2014
Petite-Forêt: Other left. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Sandrine GOMBERT · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sandrine GOMBERT · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Petite-Forêt ▼ −3% · France ▲ +17%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marc BURY · Communist
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Petite-Forêt ▼ −8% · France ▼ −14%
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).
