Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 4/10 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: 45,893 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 | 21 | 523.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 67 | 1,670 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 43 | 1,071.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 32 | 797.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 9 | 224.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 6 | 149.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 6 | 149.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 61 | 1,520.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 66 | 1,645.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 9 | 224.3 | 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 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 110 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 66 |
| Other | 9 |
Questions about crime in Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Is Avesnes-sur-Helpe safe?
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe: Safety 1 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 Avesnes-sur-Helpe?
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe: Weighted crime: 45,893 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 4/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée polyvalent Jessé de Forest 140 m
- School: École primaire Rue des Prés 320 m
- School: Lycée Sainte-Thérèse 430 m
- School: Collège Sainte-Thérèse 440 m
- School: Collège et lycée Sainte-Thérèse 470 m
- Bus stop: Avesnes-sur-Helpe Vauban 120 m
- Bus stop: Rue Cambrésienne 180 m
- Bus stop: Lycée Jesse de Forest 190 m
- Railway station: Avesnes-sur-Helpe 670 m
- Doctor or clinic: Santélys 5.8 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Fourmies 15.7 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 500 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 880 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Aulnoye-Aymeries 2/10
- Hautmont 2/10
- Ferrière-la-Grande 5/10
- Louvroil 2/10
- Fourmies 1/10
- Maubeuge 1/10
- Feignies 3/10
- Jeumont 3/10
Mayors of Avesnes-sur-Helpe since 2014
Avesnes-sur-Helpe: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Sebastien SEGUIN · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sébastien SEGUIN · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Avesnes-sur-Helpe ▲ +41% · France ▲ +9%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marie-Annick DEZITTER · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Avesnes-sur-Helpe ▲ +7% · France ▲ +3%
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).
