Boulogne-sur-Mer, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 36,153 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 | 153 | 377.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 352 | 868.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 362 | 893 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 41 | 101.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 407 | 1,004 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 190 | 468.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 43 | 106.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 196 | 483.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 30 | 74 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 694 | 1,711.9 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 56 | 138.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 693 | 1,709.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 197 | 486 | 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 | 153 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 714 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 866 |
| Drugs | 750 |
| Damage and public order | 693 |
| Other | 197 |
Questions about crime in Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Is Boulogne-sur-Mer safe?
- Boulogne-sur-Mer: 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer?
- Boulogne-sur-Mer: Weighted crime: 36,153 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Louis Pasteur 160 m
- School: École élémentaire Jules Ferry 240 m
- School: École primaire Bucaille-Pelletan 270 m
- School: École maternelle publique Jean Macé de Boulogne-sur-Mer 270 m
- School: Lycée général et technologique Mariette 310 m
- Bus stop: Dugand Bucaille 150 m
- Bus stop: Flotille 150 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Michel 280 m
- Railway station: Boulogne - Tintelleries 390 m
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet des Docteurs Pinoche et Lesage 270 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Boulogne-sur-Mer 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 550 m
- Supermarket: Coccinelle 900 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Portel 3/10
- Saint-Martin-Boulogne 3/10
- Outreau 4/10
- Wimereux 7/10
- Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 6/10
- Marquise 3/10
- Étaples 3/10
- Guînes 2/10
Mayors of Boulogne-sur-Mer since 2014
Boulogne-sur-Mer: Socialist. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Frédéric CUVILLIER · Socialist
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédéric CUVILLIER · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Boulogne-sur-Mer ▲ +28% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric CUVILLIER · Union of the left
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Boulogne-sur-Mer ▼ −16% · 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).
