Pontoise, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 17,083 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 | 57 | 178.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 104 | 325.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 84 | 262.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 26 | 81.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 246 | 769.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 98 | 306.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 60 | 187.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 111 | 347.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 101 | 315.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 223 | 697.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 91 | 284.6 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 196 | 613.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 165 | 516.1 | 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 | 57 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 188 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 616 |
| Drugs | 314 |
| Damage and public order | 196 |
| Other | 165 |
Questions about crime in Pontoise
- Is Pontoise safe?
- Pontoise: Safety 4 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 Pontoise?
- Pontoise: Weighted crime: 17,083 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Groupe scolaire du Parc-aux-Charrettes 320 m
- School: Lycée général et technologique privé Vauban 330 m
- School: Collège Vauban 350 m
- School: École élémentaire Parc-aux- Charrettes 360 m
- School: École maternelle Parc-aux-Charrettes 360 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel Dieu 120 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel Dieu 160 m
- Bus stop: Quai du Pothuis 280 m
- Railway station: Pontoise 390 m
- Doctor or clinic: Chloé Sire - Ostéopathe Pontoise 810 m
- A&E: Hôpital NOVO - Site de Pontoise 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 580 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 760 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 4/10
- Éragny-sur-Oise 4/10
- Osny 3/10
- Cergy 3/10
- Méry-sur-Oise 5/10
- Pierrelaye 3/10
- Auvers-sur-Oise 7/10
- Vauréal 6/10
Mayors of Pontoise since 2014
Pontoise: The Republicans. Département president: Marie-Christine Cavecchi (The Republicans)
Stéphanie VON EUW · The Republicans
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Stéphanie VON EUW · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Pontoise ▲ +15% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Philippe HOUILLON · The Republicans
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Pontoise ▼ −17% · France ▼ −13%
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).
