Vals-près-le-Puy, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in France · 8/10 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: 11,520 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 | 6 | 176.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 12 | 353.5 | 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 | 24 | 706.9 | 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 | 13 | 382.9 | 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 | 23 | 677.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 18 | 530.2 | 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 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 23 |
| Other | 18 |
Questions about crime in Vals-près-le-Puy
- Is Vals-près-le-Puy safe?
- Vals-près-le-Puy: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Vals-près-le-Puy?
- Vals-près-le-Puy: Weighted crime: 11,520 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School 1.0 km
- School: Institut des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre 1.7 km
- School: École primaire Sainte Thérèse 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Chemin d'Eycenac 370 m
- Railway station: Le Puy-en-Velay 3.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale de garde 3.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Émile Roux 3.2 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Puy-en-Velay 1/10
- Yssingeaux 6/10
- Sainte-Sigolène 10/10
- Monistrol-sur-Loire 4/10
- Aurec-sur-Loire 8/10
- Brioude 2/10
Mayors of Vals-près-le-Puy since 2014
Vals-près-le-Puy: no party label (small commune). Département president: Marie-Agnès Petit (The Republicans)
Philippe JOUJON
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Philippe JOUJON
October 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vals-près-le-Puy ▲ +11% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent BERNARD
May 2020 – October 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Vals-près-le-Puy ▼ −32% · France ▼ −16%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alain ROYET · Other
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Vals-près-le-Puy ▲ +21% · France ▲ +2%
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).
