Velars-sur-Ouche, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 10 out of 10 Very low crime
10/10 in France · 10/10 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: 4,713 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 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 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 7 | 389.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 11 | 611.8 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 7 |
| Other | 11 |
Questions about crime in Velars-sur-Ouche
- Is Velars-sur-Ouche safe?
- Velars-sur-Ouche: Safety 10 out of 10 (Very low 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 Velars-sur-Ouche?
- Velars-sur-Ouche: Weighted crime: 4,713 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle 1.1 km
- School: École élémentaire 1.1 km
- Railway station: Velars 2.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison de santé Velars Santé Bien-être 1.0 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé la Chartreuse 7.9 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Contact 950 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 4.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Marsannay-la-Côte 5/10
- Chenôve 4/10
- Talant 7/10
- Dijon 3/10
- Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9/10
- Longvic 5/10
- Saint-Apollinaire 7/10
- Quetigny 3/10
Mayors of Velars-sur-Ouche since 2014
Velars-sur-Ouche: no party label (small commune). Département president: François Sauvadet (The Republicans)
Thierry JEAN
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Thierry JEAN
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Velars-sur-Ouche ▲ +36% · France ▼ −15%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jacky DUPAQUIER · Other
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Velars-sur-Ouche ▼ −31% · France ▼ −5%
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).
