Nantes, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 23,197 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 | 753 | 229.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 1,001 | 305.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 1,457 | 444.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 72 | 22 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 392 | 119.6 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 5,736 | 1,750.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 1,227 | 374.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 927 | 282.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 2,392 | 729.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 544 | 166 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 2,367 | 722.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 504 | 153.8 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 2,895 | 883.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 2,384 | 727.4 | 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 | 753 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 2,458 |
| Robbery | 464 |
| Theft and burglary | 10,826 |
| Drugs | 2,871 |
| Damage and public order | 2,895 |
| Other | 2,384 |
Questions about crime in Nantes
- Is Nantes safe?
- Nantes: 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 Nantes?
- Nantes: Weighted crime: 23,197 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège et lycée Saint-Joseph du Loquidy La Salle 90 m
- School 260 m
- School: Lycée professionel et technologique Michelet 280 m
- School: École primaire publique Charles Lebourg 400 m
- School: École primaire privée La Perverie Sacré-Cœur 420 m
- Bus stop: Fructidor 150 m
- Bus stop: Fructidor 180 m
- Bus stop: Fructidor 220 m
- Railway station: Babinière 2.6 km
- Tram or metro stop: Michelet Sciences 440 m
- Doctor or clinic: Service de Santé des Étudiants 310 m
- A&E: Hôtel Dieu 3.2 km
- Supermarket: Spar 390 m
- Supermarket: U Express 770 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Herblain 3/10
- Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 5/10
- Orvault 5/10
- Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire 4/10
- Rezé 4/10
- La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 6/10
- Basse-Goulaine 4/10
- Bouguenais 3/10
Mayors of Nantes since 2014
Nantes: Other left. Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
Johanna ROLLAND · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Johanna ROLLAND · Union of the left
July 2020 – March 2026
Nantes ▼ −30% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Johanna ROLLAND · Union of the left
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Nantes ▲ +8% · 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).
