Hérouville-Saint-Clair, 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: 17,957 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 | 59 | 251.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 108 | 460.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 71 | 302.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 15 | 63.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 156 | 664.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 39 | 166.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 24 | 102.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 59 | 251.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 30 | 127.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 94 | 400.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 23 | 98 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 129 | 549.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 142 | 605 | 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 | 59 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 179 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 308 |
| Drugs | 117 |
| Damage and public order | 129 |
| Other | 142 |
Questions about crime in Hérouville-Saint-Clair
- Is Hérouville-Saint-Clair safe?
- Hérouville-Saint-Clair: 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 Hérouville-Saint-Clair?
- Hérouville-Saint-Clair: Weighted crime: 17,957 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: École primaire Simone Veil 240 m
- School: Collège Saint-Michel 300 m
- School: École élémentaire privée Saint-Michel 300 m
- School: École primaire Jean Boisard 420 m
- School: École primaire Célestin Freinet 440 m
- Bus stop: Hérouville Saint-Clair 120 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Clair 130 m
- Bus stop: Hérouville Saint-Clair 130 m
- Railway station: Caen 3.2 km
- Tram or metro stop: Café des Images 190 m
- Doctor or clinic: Espace Jean-Baptiste Charcot 180 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Côte de Nacre 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Hyper U 400 m
- Supermarket: Coccinelle Supermarché 420 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Colombelles 4/10
- Blainville-sur-Orne 5/10
- Caen 2/10
- Mondeville 3/10
- Giberville 6/10
- Cormelles-le-Royal 7/10
- Ifs 5/10
- Fleury-sur-Orne 5/10
Mayors of Hérouville-Saint-Clair since 2014
Hérouville-Saint-Clair: Centre. Département president: Jean-Léonce Dupont (Union of the right)
Rodolphe THOMAS · Centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Rodolphe THOMAS · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Hérouville-Saint-Clair ▲ +2% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Rodolphe THOMAS · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Hérouville-Saint-Clair ▼ −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).
