Fougères, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 24,560 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 | 84 | 413.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 124 | 610.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 84 | 413.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 13 | 64 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 119 | 586 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 33 | 162.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 43 | 211.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 107 | 526.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 27 | 133 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 25 | 123.1 | 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 | 292 | 1,437.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 117 | 576.2 | 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 | 84 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 208 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 329 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 292 |
| Other | 117 |
Questions about crime in Fougères
- Is Fougères safe?
- Fougères: Safety 2 out of 10 (High 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 Fougères?
- Fougères: Weighted crime: 24,560 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Sainte-Marie 210 m
- School: École internationale de coiffure et d'esthétique Silvya Terrade 220 m
- School: École primaire publique Duguesclin 230 m
- School: Collège Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc 360 m
- School: École Saint-Joseph de Bonabry 440 m
- Bus stop: République 100 m
- Bus stop: République 100 m
- Bus stop: Médiathèque 150 m
- Doctor or clinic: Westophta 100 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Fougères 750 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 470 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 680 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Maen Roch 3/10
- Vitré 5/10
- Liffré 6/10
- Châteaubourg 8/10
- Acigné 9/10
- Thorigné-Fouillard 8/10
- Noyal-sur-Vilaine 8/10
- Betton 6/10
Mayors of Fougères since 2014
Fougères: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Luc Chenut (Socialist)
Alice LEBRET · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Louis FEUVRIER · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Fougères ▲ +11% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Louis FEUVRIER · Other left
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Fougères ▲ +10% · 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).
