Mers-les-Bains, 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: 19,387 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 | 10 | 393.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 16 | 629.9 | 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 | 21 | 826.8 | 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 | 5 | 196.9 | 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 | 35 | 1,378 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 14 | 551.2 | 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 | 10 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 35 |
| Other | 14 |
Questions about crime in Mers-les-Bains
- Is Mers-les-Bains safe?
- Mers-les-Bains: 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 Mers-les-Bains?
- Mers-les-Bains: Weighted crime: 19,387 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Joliot-Curie 800 m
- School: École maternelle Les Tilleuls 1.1 km
- School: École élémentaire Jules Verne 1.2 km
- Railway station: Le Tréport – Mers-les-Bains 2.2 km
- Doctor or clinic 1.2 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Eu 2.9 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Auchan 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Mers-les-Bains since 2014
Mers-les-Bains: no party label (small commune). Département president: Christelle Hiver (Union of the right)
Emmanuel MAQUET
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Michel DELEPINE
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Mers-les-Bains ▲ +12% · France ▼ −5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel DELEPINE
October 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Emmanuel MAQUET · Other right
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).
