Montigny-en-Gohelle, 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: 20,393 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 | 24 | 246.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 56 | 574.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 41 | 420.8 | 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 | 47 | 482.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 26 | 266.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 21 | 215.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 15 | 154 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 23 | 236.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 50 | 513.2 | 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 | 109 | 1,118.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 45 | 461.9 | 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 97 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 132 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 109 |
| Other | 45 |
Questions about crime in Montigny-en-Gohelle
- Is Montigny-en-Gohelle safe?
- Montigny-en-Gohelle: 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 Montigny-en-Gohelle?
- Montigny-en-Gohelle: Weighted crime: 20,393 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Casanova - Pasteur 90 m
- School: École maternelle Estienne d'Orves 340 m
- School: École maternelle Irène Joliot-Curie 410 m
- School: École maternelle du Barlet 510 m
- School: Collège Youri Gagarine 530 m
- Bus stop: Mairie 100 m
- Bus stop: Mairie 110 m
- Bus stop: Varsovie 290 m
- Railway station: Hénin-Beaumont 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Raphaël Ledda 1.2 km
- A&E: Polyclinique d'Hénin-Beaumont 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 920 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 960 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Fouquières-lès-Lens 5/10
- Billy-Montigny 2/10
- Hénin-Beaumont 2/10
- Courrières 5/10
- Harnes 3/10
- Rouvroy 3/10
- Noyelles-sous-Lens 4/10
- Dourges 4/10
Mayors of Montigny-en-Gohelle since 2014
Montigny-en-Gohelle: Union of the left. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Marcello DELLA FRANCA · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marcello DELLA FRANCA · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Montigny-en-Gohelle ▼ −10% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marcello DELLA FRANCA
January 2019 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Bruno YARD · 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).
