Yssingeaux, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 12,720 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 | 13 | 175.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 11 | 148.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 24 | 323.7 | 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 | 46 | 620.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 33 | 445 | 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 | 6 | 80.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 19 | 256.2 | 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 | 46 | 620.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 68 | 917.1 | 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 35 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 46 |
| Other | 68 |
Questions about crime in Yssingeaux
- Is Yssingeaux safe?
- Yssingeaux: 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 Yssingeaux?
- Yssingeaux: Weighted crime: 12,720 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée agricole George Sand 150 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Jean Monnet 420 m
- School: Collège Jean Monnet 470 m
- School: Lycée polyvalent Emmanuel Chabrier 540 m
- School: École maternelle Jean de La Fontaine 770 m
- Doctor or clinic: SCI Georges Clemenceau 1.1 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Émile Roux 21.6 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sainte-Sigolène 10/10
- Monistrol-sur-Loire 4/10
- Le Puy-en-Velay 1/10
- Aurec-sur-Loire 8/10
- Brioude 2/10
Mayors of Yssingeaux since 2014
Yssingeaux: Other right. Département president: Marie-Agnès Petit (The Republicans)
Arthur LIOGIER · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Eveline BAYET
October 2025 – March 2026
In office under a year
Pierre LIOGIER · Other centre
May 2020 – October 2025
excludes types not published for this commune
Yssingeaux ▲ +26% · France ▲ +8%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bernard GALLOT · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Yssingeaux ▼ −11% · 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).
