Bressuire, 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: 16,447 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 | 44 | 220.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 105 | 525.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 60 | 300.5 | 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 | 85 | 425.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 41 | 205.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 14 | 70.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 32 | 160.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 26 | 130.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 65 | 325.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 12 | 60.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 118 | 590.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 79 | 395.6 | 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 | 44 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 165 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 198 |
| Drugs | 77 |
| Damage and public order | 118 |
| Other | 79 |
Questions about crime in Bressuire
- Is Bressuire safe?
- Bressuire: 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 Bressuire?
- Bressuire: Weighted crime: 16,447 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire de Saint-Porchaire 1.7 km
- School: École maternelle de Saint-Porchaire 1.7 km
- Railway station: Bressuire 3.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: village santé 2.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Faye L'Abbesse 7.3 km
- Supermarket: Centre Commercial E.Leclerc 2.7 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 3.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Nueil-les-Aubiers 4/10
- Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 6/10
- Thouars 3/10
- Mauléon 7/10
- Parthenay 1/10
- Saint-Maixent-l'École 2/10
- La Crèche 8/10
- Chauray 7/10
Mayors of Bressuire since 2014
Bressuire: Other. Département president: Coralie Dénoues (Union of the right)
Emmanuelle MÉNARD · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Emmanuelle MENARD · Other
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bressuire ▲ +8% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Michel BERNIER · Other
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Bressuire ▼ −1% · 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).
