Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 19,794 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 | 18 | 312.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 28 | 486.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 23 | 399.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 39 | 678 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 15 | 260.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 13 | 226 | 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 | 25 | 434.6 | 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 | 44 | 765 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 23 | 399.9 | 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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 51 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 44 |
| Other | 23 |
Questions about crime in Melle
- Is Melle safe?
- Melle: Safety 3 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 Melle?
- Melle: Weighted crime: 19,794 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: 7/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Yvonne Mention-Verdier 1.7 km
- School: École maternelle Jacques Prévert 1.8 km
- School: Lycée Joseph Desfontaines 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: MediLab Group - Site de Saint-Martin-Lès-Melle 2.0 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Inkermann 26.6 km
- Supermarket: Épicerie sociale 1.4 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Crèche 8/10
- Aiffres 7/10
- Saint-Maixent-l'École 2/10
- Chauray 7/10
- Niort 3/10
- Parthenay 1/10
- Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 6/10
- Bressuire 4/10
Mayors of Melle since 2014
Melle: Other centre. Département president: Coralie Dénoues (Union of the right)
Ryan LEQUIEN · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sylvain GRIFFAULT · Greens and ecologists
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▲ +7% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Yves DEBIEN · Socialist
January 2019 – May 2020
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▲ +35% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pierre BERNARD
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▼ −22% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Yves DEBIEN · Socialist
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▼ −22% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jacqueline BOUCHET
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▼ −22% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christophe LABROUSSE · Other left
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▼ −22% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bertrand DEVINEAU
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Melle ▼ −22% · 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).
