Wignehies, 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: 21,527 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 | 8 | 285.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 26 | 927.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 10 | 356.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 7 | 249.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 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 | 34 | 1,212.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 11 | 392.3 | 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 | 8 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 36 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 34 |
| Other | 11 |
Questions about crime in Wignehies
- Is Wignehies safe?
- Wignehies: 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 Wignehies?
- Wignehies: Weighted crime: 21,527 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle du Terne 450 m
- School: Groupe scolaire du Terne 480 m
- School: École élémentaire du Terne 510 m
- Bus stop: Wignehies Église 320 m
- Bus stop: Wignehies Église 320 m
- Railway station: Fourmies 3.5 km
- Doctor or clinic 2.7 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Fourmies 3.9 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Fourmies 1/10
- Aulnoye-Aymeries 2/10
- Ferrière-la-Grande 5/10
- Hautmont 2/10
- Louvroil 2/10
- Maubeuge 1/10
- Jeumont 3/10
- Feignies 3/10
Mayors of Wignehies since 2014
Wignehies: no party label (small commune). Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Clement CHIKH
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Guy BERTIN
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Wignehies ▲ +31% · France ▲ +17%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique CESAR · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Wignehies ▼ −28% · 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).
