Blois, 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: 26,354 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 | 139 | 294.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 244 | 516.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 260 | 550.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 11 | 23.3 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 50 | 105.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 590 | 1,249.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 150 | 317.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 184 | 389.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 360 | 762.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 84 | 177.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 204 | 432 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 30 | 63.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 551 | 1,166.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 381 | 806.9 | 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 | 139 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 504 |
| Robbery | 61 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,368 |
| Drugs | 234 |
| Damage and public order | 551 |
| Other | 381 |
Questions about crime in Blois
- Is Blois safe?
- Blois: 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 Blois?
- Blois: Weighted crime: 26,354 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Malala Yousafzai 190 m
- School: Lycée Les S@voirs 200 m
- School: École primaire Les S@voirs 210 m
- School: École élémentaire Malala Yousafzai 220 m
- School 230 m
- Bus stop: Marivaux 100 m
- Bus stop 100 m
- Bus stop: Marivaux 110 m
- Railway station: Blois - Chambord 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Yannette Laurent 1.0 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil de Blois 3.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market Quinière 390 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Vineuil 5/10
- Le Controis-en-Sologne 4/10
- Mer 3/10
- Vendôme 2/10
- Romorantin-Lanthenay 5/10
Mayors of Blois since 2014
Blois: Union of the left. Département president: Philippe Gouet (Centre)
Marc GRICOURT · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marc GRICOURT · Socialist
May 2020 – March 2026
Blois 0% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marc GRICOURT · Socialist
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Blois ▼ −12% · 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).
