Charleville-Mézières, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 6/10 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: 30,229 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 | 157 | 344.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 283 | 621.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 359 | 788 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 37 | 81.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 586 | 1,286.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 179 | 392.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 77 | 169 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 210 | 460.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 27 | 59.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 367 | 805.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 43 | 94.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 625 | 1,371.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 310 | 680.4 | 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 | 157 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 642 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 1,079 |
| Drugs | 410 |
| Damage and public order | 625 |
| Other | 310 |
Questions about crime in Charleville-Mézières
- Is Charleville-Mézières safe?
- Charleville-Mézières: Safety 1 out of 10 (High 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 Charleville-Mézières?
- Charleville-Mézières: Weighted crime: 30,229 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle de Castrice 520 m
- School: École primaire Henri Thomas 610 m
- School: Lycée général Chanzy 670 m
- School: Collège Arthur Rimbaud 700 m
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Anne 960 m
- Bus stop: Mont Olympe 110 m
- Bus stop: Mont Olympe 200 m
- Bus stop: Pâquis 370 m
- Railway station: Charleville-Mézières 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre ophtalmologique Bérégovoy 1.3 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Manchester 3.3 km
- Supermarket: Netto 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Nouzonville 3/10
- Sedan 3/10
- Revin 4/10
- Rethel 2/10
- Givet 4/10
Mayors of Charleville-Mézières since 2014
Charleville-Mézières: Other right. Département president: Noël Bourgeois (Union of the right)
Boris RAVIGNON · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Boris RAVIGNON · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Charleville-Mézières ▲ +12% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Boris RAVIGNON · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Charleville-Mézières ▼ −2% · 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).
