Ligny-en-Cambrésis, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 11,048 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 | 8 | 433.1 | 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 | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 14 | 758 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 7 | 379 | 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 | 14 |
| Other | 7 |
Questions about crime in Ligny-en-Cambrésis
- Is Ligny-en-Cambrésis safe?
- Ligny-en-Cambrésis: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Ligny-en-Cambrésis?
- Ligny-en-Cambrésis: Weighted crime: 11,048 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle 160 m
- School: École élémentaire 250 m
- School: École primaire Jean Macé 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Ligny-en-Cambrésis – Mairie 140 m
- Bus stop: Ligny-en-Cambrésis – Mairie 150 m
- Bus stop: Ligny-en-Cambrésis – Monument 270 m
- Railway station: Caudry 2.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Santélys 4.4 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Le Cateau 11.3 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 2.6 km
- Supermarket: L'Entrepôt 3.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Caudry 1/10
- Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1/10
- Cambrai 2/10
- Douchy-les-Mines 3/10
- Denain 1/10
- Escaudain 4/10
- Trith-Saint-Léger 2/10
- Aniche 2/10
Mayors of Ligny-en-Cambrésis since 2014
Ligny-en-Cambrésis: no party label (small commune). Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Christelle MERIAUX
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Julien LEONARD
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Ligny-en-Cambrésis ▼ −5% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pierre-Alain TAISNE · Centre
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Ligny-en-Cambrésis ▲ +32% · 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).
