Bruay-la-Buissière, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 25,179 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 | 37 | 172.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 177 | 826.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 139 | 648.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 12 | 56 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 147 | 686.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 44 | 205.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 20 | 93.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 48 | 224 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 23 | 107.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 229 | 1,068.9 | 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 | 278 | 1,297.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 88 | 410.8 | 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 | 37 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 316 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 282 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 278 |
| Other | 88 |
Questions about crime in Bruay-la-Buissière
- Is Bruay-la-Buissière safe?
- Bruay-la-Buissière: Safety 2 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 Bruay-la-Buissière?
- Bruay-la-Buissière: Weighted crime: 25,179 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École de Production de Béthune Bruay 240 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Edmond Rostand 420 m
- School: École Loubet I.M.E. 470 m
- School: Collège Edmond Rostand 540 m
- School: École primaire Jules Ferry 790 m
- Bus stop: Loubet 100 m
- Bus stop: Evrard 100 m
- Bus stop: Evrard 110 m
- Railway station: Vis à Marles 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet d'infirmières 660 m
- A&E: Clinique de Bruay-la-Buissière 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Haillicourt 3/10
- Marles-les-Mines 5/10
- Divion 2/10
- Houdain 4/10
- Calonne-Ricouart 4/10
- Barlin 5/10
- Auchel 3/10
- Annezin 3/10
Mayors of Bruay-la-Buissière since 2014
Bruay-la-Buissière: Far right. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Ludovic PAJOT · Far right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Ludovic PAJOT · Far right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bruay-la-Buissière ▲ +16% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Olivier SWITAJ
July 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Alain WACHEUX · Socialist
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
