Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, 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: 12,955 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 | 25 | 115.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 46 | 212.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 41 | 189 | 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 | 114 | 525.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 128 | 590.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 54 | 248.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 145 | 668.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 55 | 253.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 22 | 101.4 | 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 | 162 | 746.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 212 | 977.3 | 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 | 25 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 87 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 496 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 162 |
| Other | 212 |
Questions about crime in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
- Is Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon safe?
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon: 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 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon?
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon: Weighted crime: 12,955 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Le Châtelain 310 m
- School: École primaire Le Châtelain 320 m
- School: Collège Le Plan du Loup 360 m
- School: École primaire Du Centre 820 m
- School: École catholique du centre 920 m
- Bus stop: Les Provences 80 m
- Bus stop: Les Provences 100 m
- Bus stop: Sainte-Foy Genêts 110 m
- Railway station: Francheville 1.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Clinique Le Balcon Lyonnais 450 m
- A&E: Clinique du Val d'Ouest 3.8 km
- Supermarket: Supermarché Aldi 640 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 730 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Mulatière 3/10
- Francheville 5/10
- Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 3/10
- Lyon 1/10
- Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 4/10
- Chaponost 5/10
- Saint-Genis-Laval 3/10
- Craponne 4/10
Mayors of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon since 2014
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon: The Republicans. Métropole de Lyon president: Véronique Sarselli (Other right)
Bruno JACOLIN · The Republicans
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Véronique SARSELLI · The Republicans
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon ▲ +16% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Véronique SARSELLI · Union of the right
about June 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon ▲ +5% · 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).
