Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 22,074 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 | 157 | 210.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 285 | 382.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 281 | 376.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 19 | 25.5 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 67 | 89.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,193 | 1,599.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 301 | 403.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 150 | 201.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 319 | 427.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 119 | 159.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 543 | 728.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 118 | 158.2 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 995 | 1,334.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 491 | 658.5 | 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 | 157 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 566 |
| Robbery | 86 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,082 |
| Drugs | 661 |
| Damage and public order | 995 |
| Other | 491 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Nazaire
- Is Saint-Nazaire safe?
- Saint-Nazaire: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above 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 Saint-Nazaire?
- Saint-Nazaire: Weighted crime: 22,074 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: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée polyvalent privé Sainte-Anne 400 m
- School: Lycée polyvalent privé hôtelier Sainte-Anne - Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie et de la restauration 400 m
- School: École élémentaire Albert Camus 510 m
- School: École maternelle Albert Camus 550 m
- School: École maternelle Victor Hugo 680 m
- Bus stop: Moulin du Pé 190 m
- Bus stop: Moulin du Pé 200 m
- Bus stop: Calmette 260 m
- Railway station: Saint-Nazaire 2.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical Aristide Briand 1.5 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Saint-Nazaire 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Super U 920 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Trignac 3/10
- Pornichet 6/10
- Saint-Brevin-les-Pins 5/10
- Saint-André-des-Eaux 8/10
- Montoir-de-Bretagne 4/10
- La Baule-Escoublac 3/10
- Saint-Lyphard 8/10
- Donges 3/10
Mayors of Saint-Nazaire since 2014
Saint-Nazaire: Other left. Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
David SAMZUN · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
David SAMZUN · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Nazaire ▲ +14% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
David SAMZUN · Socialist
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Nazaire ▼ −14% · 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).
