Méru, 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: 20,007 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 | 52 | 374.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 64 | 460.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 49 | 352.6 | 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 | 59 | 424.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 179.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 29 | 208.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 28 | 201.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 25 | 179.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 41 | 295 | 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 | 99 | 712.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 83 | 597.3 | 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 | 52 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 113 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 166 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 99 |
| Other | 83 |
Questions about crime in Méru
- Is Méru safe?
- Méru: 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 Méru?
- Méru: Weighted crime: 20,007 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School 1.2 km
- School: École primaire Pasteur 1.3 km
- School: Lycée Condorcet 1.3 km
- School: École maternelle Bellonte 1.5 km
- School: École primaire Bellonte 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Toussaint Louverture 320 m
- Bus stop: Toussaint Louverture 320 m
- Bus stop: Toussaint Louverture 320 m
- Railway station: Méru 1.6 km
- A&E: Groupe hospitalier Carnelle Porte de l'Oise - Site de Beaumont 16.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Chambly 2/10
- Mouy 3/10
- Gouvieux 6/10
- Montataire 3/10
- Beauvais 2/10
- Lamorlaye 6/10
- Nogent-sur-Oise 4/10
- Clermont 3/10
Mayors of Méru since 2014
Méru: Other right. Département president: Nadège Lefebvre (Other right)
Abdelafid MOKHTARI · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Nathalie RAVIER · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Méru ▼ −6% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Nathalie RAVIER · Other right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Méru ▲ +3% · 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).
