Harnes, 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: 19,514 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 | 18 | 147 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 93 | 759.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 49 | 400.1 | 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 | 51 | 416.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 46 | 375.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 29 | 236.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 28 | 228.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 19 | 155.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 28 | 228.6 | 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 | 122 | 996.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 67 | 547.1 | 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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 142 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 173 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 122 |
| Other | 67 |
Questions about crime in Harnes
- Is Harnes safe?
- Harnes: 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 Harnes?
- Harnes: Weighted crime: 19,514 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Victor Hugo 200 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Victor Hugo 270 m
- School: École primaire Henri Barbusse 320 m
- School: École maternelle Louise Michel 680 m
- School: École Denis Diderot 750 m
- Bus stop: Valmy 140 m
- Bus stop: Valmy 150 m
- Bus stop: Valmy 150 m
- Railway station: Pont-à-Vendin 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Raphaël Ledda 2.4 km
- A&E: Polyclinique d'Hénin-Beaumont 3.8 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 210 m
- Supermarket: Les Halles du Nord 2.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Fouquières-lès-Lens 5/10
- Courrières 5/10
- Loison-sous-Lens 3/10
- Noyelles-sous-Lens 4/10
- Montigny-en-Gohelle 3/10
- Billy-Montigny 2/10
- Vendin-le-Vieil 3/10
- Sallaumines 2/10
Mayors of Harnes since 2014
Harnes: Far right. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Anthony GARENAUX-GLINKOWSKI · Far right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Philippe DUQUESNOY · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Harnes ▲ +25% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Philippe DUQUESNOY · Socialist
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Harnes ▼ −20% · 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).
