Essarts-en-Bocage, 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: 16,644 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 | 25 | 364.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 27 | 394.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 19 | 277.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 18 | 262.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 12 | 175.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 5 | 73 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 17 | 248.1 | 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 | 27 | 394.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 30 | 437.9 | 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 | 25 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 46 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 27 |
| Other | 30 |
Questions about crime in Essarts-en-Bocage
- Is Essarts-en-Bocage safe?
- Essarts-en-Bocage: 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 Essarts-en-Bocage?
- Essarts-en-Bocage: Weighted crime: 16,644 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Georges Clémenceau 1.2 km
- School: École Maternelle Gaston Chaissac 1.3 km
- School: École Élémentaire Gaston Chaissac 1.3 km
- School: École primaire privée Notre-Dame 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic 1.6 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Départemental - Site de Montaigu 21.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.2 km
- Supermarket: Super U 2.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Ferrière 8/10
- Bellevigny 10/10
- La Roche-sur-Yon 3/10
- Mouilleron-le-Captif 9/10
- Les Herbiers 7/10
- Le Poiré-sur-Vie 8/10
- Chantonnay 4/10
- Montaigu-Vendée 6/10
Mayors of Essarts-en-Bocage since 2014
Essarts-en-Bocage: Other. Département president: Alain Leboeuf (Other right)
Caroline GILBERT · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Caroline GILBERT
March 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Essarts-en-Bocage ▲ +7% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Freddy RIFFAUD · Other right
May 2020 – March 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Essarts-en-Bocage ▼ −8% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Freddy RIFFAUD · Other right
January 2016 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Essarts-en-Bocage ▲ +8% · France ▲ +1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Pierre MALLARD
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
Freddy RIFFAUD · Other right
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
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).
