Loches, 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: 28,733 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 | 38 | 609.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 481.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 27 | 433.1 | 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 | 50 | 802.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 21 | 336.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 176.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 11 | 176.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 288.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 47 | 753.9 | 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 | 74 | 1,187 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 56 | 898.3 | 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 | 38 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 57 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 111 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 74 |
| Other | 56 |
Questions about crime in Loches
- Is Loches safe?
- Loches: 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 Loches?
- Loches: Weighted crime: 28,733 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée Agricole St Jeanne d'Arc 540 m
- School: Lycée Général et Technologique Thérèse Planiol - Site Delvaux 690 m
- School: Lycée Professionnel Thérèse Planiol - Site Prébendes 720 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Georges Besse 860 m
- School: Collège Georges Besse 900 m
- Railway station: Loches 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical 1.4 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Paul Martinais 2.2 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bléré 4/10
- Esvres 9/10
- Veigné 7/10
- Monts 7/10
- Chambray-lès-Tours 2/10
- Amboise 2/10
- Montlouis-sur-Loire 4/10
- Saint-Avertin 6/10
Mayors of Loches since 2014
Loches: Other right. Département president: Nadège Arnault (The Republicans)
Valérie GERVÈS · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marc ANGENAULT · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Loches ▼ −11% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marc ANGENAULT · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Loches ▲ +17% · France 0%
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).
