Le Portel, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 20,893 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 | 11 | 125.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 62 | 707.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 48 | 547.4 | 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 | 52 | 593.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 38 | 433.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 6 | 68.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 22 | 250.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 50 | 570.3 | 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 | 110 | 1,254.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 50 | 570.3 | 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 | 11 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 110 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 110 |
| Other | 50 |
Questions about crime in Le Portel
- Is Le Portel safe?
- Le Portel: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above 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 Le Portel?
- Le Portel: Weighted crime: 20,893 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Amadeus Mozart 780 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle 780 m
- School: École maternelle Calmette 790 m
- School: École élémentaire Camus - Pasteur 800 m
- School: Lycée professionnel maritime de Boulogne 810 m
- Railway station: Boulogne Ville 2.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Christian Basset 760 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Boulogne-sur-Mer 3.6 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 680 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 800 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Outreau 4/10
- Boulogne-sur-Mer 1/10
- Saint-Martin-Boulogne 3/10
- Saint-Étienne-au-Mont 6/10
- Wimereux 7/10
- Marquise 3/10
- Étaples 3/10
- Cucq 7/10
Mayors of Le Portel since 2014
Le Portel: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Maxime LEPRETRE · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Olivier BARBARIN · Other
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Portel ▲ +67% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Olivier BARBARIN · Union of the left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Portel ▼ −23% · France ▲ +1%
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).
