Bessancourt, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 12,451 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 | 13 | 146.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 31 | 349.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 6 | 67.7 | 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 | 38 | 428.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 22 | 248.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 35 | 394.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 34 | 383.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 21 | 236.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 19 | 214.2 | 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 | 64 | 721.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 42 | 473.6 | 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 37 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 150 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 64 |
| Other | 42 |
Questions about crime in Bessancourt
- Is Bessancourt safe?
- Bessancourt: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Bessancourt?
- Bessancourt: Weighted crime: 12,451 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Simone Veil 580 m
- School: Collège Maubuisson 630 m
- School: École maternelle Lamartine 630 m
- School: École élémentaire Lamartine 700 m
- School: École Lamartine 710 m
- Railway station: Bessancourt 730 m
- Doctor or clinic: Pôle médical Francine Lacé 960 m
- A&E: Hôpital Simone Veil 6.6 km
- Supermarket: Super U 550 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Taverny 5/10
- Beauchamp 5/10
- Méry-sur-Oise 5/10
- Pierrelaye 3/10
- Saint-Leu-la-Forêt 6/10
- Le Plessis-Bouchard 7/10
- Mériel 7/10
- Herblay-sur-Seine 5/10
Mayors of Bessancourt since 2014
Bessancourt: Other. Département president: Marie-Christine Cavecchi (The Republicans)
Laurianne DUGLÉ DANGUILHEN · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Nathalie DERVEAUX
October 2025 – March 2026
In office under a year
Jean-Christophe POULET · Greens and ecologists
May 2020 – October 2025
excludes types not published for this commune
Bessancourt ▲ +13% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Christophe POULET · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Bessancourt ▼ −25% · France ▼ −2%
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).
