Erquinghem-Lys, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 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: 6,716 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 | 15 | 280.8 | 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 | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 11 | 206 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 17 | 318.3 | 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 | 5 | 93.6 | 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 | 27 | 505.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 15 | 280.8 | 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 | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 27 |
| Other | 15 |
Questions about crime in Erquinghem-Lys
- Is Erquinghem-Lys safe?
- Erquinghem-Lys: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very 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 Erquinghem-Lys?
- Erquinghem-Lys: Weighted crime: 6,716 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Martin 830 m
- School: École élémentaire des enfants d'Ercan 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle du Parc 1.2 km
- School: École du Sacré-Coeur 2.0 km
- Railway station: Armentières 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical 4.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Armentières 2.6 km
- Supermarket: Hyper U 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Nieppe 5/10
- Armentières 2/10
- La Chapelle-d'Armentières 6/10
- Houplines 3/10
- Estaires 4/10
- La Gorgue 6/10
- Pérenchies 5/10
- Bailleul 4/10
Mayors of Erquinghem-Lys since 2014
Erquinghem-Lys: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Alain BÉZIRARD · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Alain BEZIRARD · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Erquinghem-Lys ▲ +10% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alain BEZIRARD · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Erquinghem-Lys ▼ −33% · 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).
