Wasquehal, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 16,745 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 | 33 | 159.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 61 | 294.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 53 | 255.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 15 | 72.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 169 | 815.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 70 | 337.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 66 | 318.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 222 | 1,071.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 80 | 386 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 16 | 77.2 | 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 | 160 | 772 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 134 | 646.5 | 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 | 33 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 114 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 607 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 160 |
| Other | 134 |
Questions about crime in Wasquehal
- Is Wasquehal safe?
- Wasquehal: Safety 4 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 Wasquehal?
- Wasquehal: Weighted crime: 16,745 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Françoise Dolto 270 m
- School: Lycée professionnel Jacques-Yves Cousteau 410 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Edmond 510 m
- School: École élémentaire Marcelle Detaille 560 m
- School: Collège Albert Calmette 570 m
- Bus stop: Place Gambetta 120 m
- Bus stop: Place Gambetta 130 m
- Bus stop: Wasquehal – Centre 180 m
- Railway station: Croix - Wasquehal 890 m
- Tram or metro stop: Wasquehal - Hôtel de Ville 330 m
- Doctor or clinic 400 m
- A&E: Hôpital Privé de Villeneuve d'Ascq 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 830 m
- Supermarket: Chronodrive 850 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Croix 3/10
- Marcq-en-Barœul 6/10
- Mons-en-Barœul 4/10
- Mouvaux 6/10
- Roubaix 1/10
- Bondues 6/10
- Villeneuve-d'Ascq 3/10
- La Madeleine 4/10
Mayors of Wasquehal since 2014
Wasquehal: Other right. Département president: Christian Poiret (Union of the right)
Stéphanie DUCRET · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Stéphanie DUCRET · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Wasquehal ▲ +8% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Stéphanie DUCRET · Other right
October 2015 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Stéphanie DUCRET · 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).
