Courrières, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 in France · 7/10 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: 15,015 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 | 9 | 88.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 56 | 550.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 22 | 216.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 34 | 334.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 245.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 46 | 452 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 38 | 373.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 29 | 285 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 30 | 294.8 | 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 | 87 | 855 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 58 | 570 | 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 | 9 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 78 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 172 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 87 |
| Other | 58 |
Questions about crime in Courrières
- Is Courrières safe?
- Courrières: Safety 5 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 Courrières?
- Courrières: Weighted crime: 15,015 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Clair Accueil 180 m
- School: École maternelle Émile Basly 300 m
- School: Collège Claude Debussy 320 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Claude Debussy 370 m
- School: École maternelle Suzanne Lacore 510 m
- Bus stop: Curie 220 m
- Bus stop: Curie 240 m
- Bus stop: Jean Jaurès 260 m
- Railway station: Dourges 3.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Raphaël Ledda 2.2 km
- A&E: Polyclinique d'Hénin-Beaumont 2.1 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 850 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 890 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Harnes 3/10
- Montigny-en-Gohelle 3/10
- Dourges 4/10
- Oignies 3/10
- Fouquières-lès-Lens 5/10
- Hénin-Beaumont 2/10
- Carvin 3/10
- Billy-Montigny 2/10
Mayors of Courrières since 2014
Courrières: Socialist. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Christophe PILCH · Socialist
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Christophe PILCH · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Courrières ▲ +1% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christophe PILCH · Union of the left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Courrières ▼ −6% · 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).
