Vendin-lès-Béthune, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in France · 8/10 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: 6,397 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 6 | 252.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 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 | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 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 | not published | - | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 8 | 337 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | not published |
| Other | 8 |
Questions about crime in Vendin-lès-Béthune
- Is Vendin-lès-Béthune safe?
- Vendin-lès-Béthune: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very low 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-lès-Béthune?
- Vendin-lès-Béthune: Weighted crime: 6,397 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Irène Curie 560 m
- School: École maternelle Colette 680 m
- School: Collège Liberté 1.2 km
- School: École élémentaire Liberté 1.5 km
- School: École maternelle Les Capucines 1.6 km
- Bus stop: Mayeux 290 m
- Bus stop: Mayeux 300 m
- Railway station: Fouquereuil 2.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale Louis Pasteur 2.1 km
- A&E: Clinique Anne d'Artois 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 710 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 750 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Annezin 3/10
- Béthune 1/10
- Beuvry 3/10
- Bruay-la-Buissière 2/10
- Haillicourt 3/10
- Marles-les-Mines 5/10
- Lestrem 7/10
- Lillers 3/10
Mayors of Vendin-lès-Béthune since 2014
Vendin-lès-Béthune: no party label (small commune). Département president: Jean-Claude Leroy (Socialist)
Patrick MORIEN
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sylvie MEYFROIDT
July 2020 – March 2026
No published figures for this term
Jean-Marie COURTOIS · Socialist
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Vendin-lès-Béthune ▲ +64% · France ▼ −18%
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).
