Nevers, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 22,936 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 | 60 | 181.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 147 | 444.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 143 | 432.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 36 | 108.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 462 | 1,396.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 148 | 447.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 69 | 208.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 89 | 269 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 77 | 232.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 318 | 961.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 36 | 108.8 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 557 | 1,683.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 235 | 710.3 | 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 | 60 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 290 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 845 |
| Drugs | 354 |
| Damage and public order | 557 |
| Other | 235 |
Questions about crime in Nevers
- Is Nevers safe?
- Nevers: 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 Nevers?
- Nevers: Weighted crime: 22,936 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Julitte 190 m
- School: École primaire spéciale Loire A 220 m
- School: École primaire André Cloix groupe B 240 m
- School 240 m
- School: École maternelle de l'oratoire 260 m
- Bus stop: Maison de la Culture 100 m
- Bus stop: Maison de la Culture 170 m
- Bus stop: Place Mossé 280 m
- Railway station: Nevers 730 m
- Doctor or clinic: Camille Seghetchian - Ostéopathe Nevers 650 m
- A&E: Hôpital Pierre Bérégovoy 2.9 km
- Supermarket: Monoprix 570 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Varennes-Vauzelles 6/10
- Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 3/10
Mayors of Nevers since 2014
Nevers: Other centre. Département president: Fabien Bazin (Socialist)
Denis THURIOT · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Denis THURIOT · Other
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Nevers ▲ +16% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Denis THURIOT · Other
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Nevers ▲ +4% · France ▲ +1%
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).
