5Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 14,318 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 | 151 | 193 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 240 | 306.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 223 | 285 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 34 | 43.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 490 | 626.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 80 | 102.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 50 | 63.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 135 | 172.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 45 | 57.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 232 | 296.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 75 | 95.8 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 706 | 902.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 361 | 461.3 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 151 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 463 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 800 |
| Drugs | 307 |
| Damage and public order | 706 |
| Other | 361 |
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 Le Ferronay 170 m
- School: Groupe scolaire du Hameau Baquesne 200 m
- School: École maternelle les Tournesols 240 m
- School: École élémentaire du Hameau Baquesne 290 m
- School: Collège Les Provinces 340 m
- Bus stop 80 m
- Bus stop: Anjou 80 m
- Bus stop: Anjou 80 m
- Railway station: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale 200 m
- A&E: Hôpital Pasteur 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 180 m
- Supermarket: G20 470 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Hague 10/10
- Valognes 4/10
- Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 10/10
- Carentan-les-Marais 5/10
- Coutances 2/10
- Saint-Lô 3/10
- Granville 3/10
- Avranches 3/10
