Villeurbanne, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 25,927 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 | 277 | 169.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 597 | 364.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 624 | 381.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 46 | 28.1 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 543 | 331.7 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 3,022 | 1,846.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 522 | 318.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 463 | 282.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 1,660 | 1,014.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 339 | 207.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,556 | 950.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 464 | 283.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 2,425 | 1,481.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 1,500 | 916.4 | 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 | 277 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,221 |
| Robbery | 589 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,006 |
| Drugs | 2,020 |
| Damage and public order | 2,425 |
| Other | 1,500 |
Questions about crime in Villeurbanne
- Is Villeurbanne safe?
- Villeurbanne: Safety 2 out of 10 (High 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 Villeurbanne?
- Villeurbanne: Weighted crime: 25,927 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 primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse - L'Espérance 180 m
- School: École primaire Château Gaillard 220 m
- School: École primaire Jean Moulin 570 m
- School: École maternelle Jean Moulin 580 m
- School: École élémentaire transitoire Croix Luizet 590 m
- Bus stop: Charles Perrault 70 m
- Bus stop: Charles Perrault 70 m
- Bus stop: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 200 m
- Railway station: Lyon Part-Dieu 2.6 km
- Tram or metro stop: Flachet - Alain Gilles 460 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centre médical 410 m
- A&E: Médipôle Lyon-Villeurbanne 1.8 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 490 m
- Supermarket: Super U 560 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Vaulx-en-Velin 2/10
- Caluire-et-Cuire 4/10
- Bron 3/10
- Lyon 1/10
- Décines-Charpieu 3/10
- Sathonay-Camp 6/10
- Rillieux-la-Pape 3/10
- Fontaines-sur-Saône 6/10
Mayors of Villeurbanne since 2014
Villeurbanne: Union of the left. Métropole de Lyon president: Véronique Sarselli (Other right)
Cédric VAN STYVENDAEL · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Cédric VAN STYVENDAEL · Union of the left
July 2020 – March 2026
Villeurbanne ▲ +39% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Paul BRET · Union of the left
about June 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Villeurbanne ▼ −5% · France ▼ −13%
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).
