Vay, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 in France · 8/10 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: 9,939 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | not published | - | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 7 | 330.2 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | not published |
| Other | 7 |
Questions about crime in Vay
- Is Vay safe?
- Vay: Safety 7 out of 10 (Low 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 Vay?
- Vay: Weighted crime: 9,939 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 3/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire publique Bois Viaud 1.7 km
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Yves 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Pôle Santé et Social 6.5 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier intercommunal Redon-Carentoir 31.1 km
- Supermarket: Super U 6.8 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 7.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Blain 6/10
- Plessé 7/10
- Héric 9/10
- Guémené-Penfao 5/10
- Nort-sur-Erdre 5/10
- Grandchamp-des-Fontaines 9/10
- Vigneux-de-Bretagne 9/10
- Sucé-sur-Erdre 9/10
Mayors of Vay since 2014
Vay: no party label (small commune). Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
Richard HARROUET
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marie-Chantal GAUTIER
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vay ▲ +13% · France ▲ +28%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marie-Chantal GAUTIER · Centre
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Vay ▲ +21% · France ▲ +8%
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).
