Vendin-le-Vieil, 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: 21,180 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 | 20 | 234.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 57 | 667.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 39 | 456.9 | 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 | 54 | 632.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 28 | 328 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 14 | 164 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 23 | 269.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 19 | 222.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 17 | 199.2 | 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 | 68 | 796.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 51 | 597.5 | 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 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 96 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 138 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 68 |
| Other | 51 |
Questions about crime in Vendin-le-Vieil
- Is Vendin-le-Vieil safe?
- Vendin-le-Vieil: 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 Vendin-le-Vieil?
- Vendin-le-Vieil: Weighted crime: 21,180 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Suzanne Lacore 990 m
- School: Collège Bracke Desrousseaux 990 m
- School: École élémentaire Jean Jaurès 1.3 km
- School: École maternelle Jean Jaurès 1.3 km
- School: Lycée professionnel Voltaire 1.9 km
- Railway station: Pont-à-Vendin 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic 2.0 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Lens 4.0 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Wingles 4/10
- Loison-sous-Lens 3/10
- Lens 1/10
- Douvrin 4/10
- Harnes 3/10
- Loos-en-Gohelle 3/10
- Noyelles-sous-Lens 4/10
- Billy-Berclau 5/10
Mayors of Vendin-le-Vieil since 2014
Vendin-le-Vieil: Other left. Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Ludovic GAMBIEZ · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Ludovic GAMBIEZ · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vendin-le-Vieil ▲ +3% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Didier HIEL · Socialist
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Vendin-le-Vieil ▼ −8% · 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).
