Crest, 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: 20,048 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 | 288.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 346.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 36 | 415.8 | 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 | 99 | 1,143.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 20 | 231 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 20 | 231 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 21 | 242.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 21 | 242.6 | 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 | 140 | 1,617 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 58 | 669.9 | 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 | 66 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 140 |
| Other | 58 |
Questions about crime in Crest
- Is Crest safe?
- Crest: 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 Crest?
- Crest: Weighted crime: 20,048 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École Saint-Louis 300 m
- School: Cité Scolaire François-Jean Armorin 440 m
- School: Lycée Saint-Louis 490 m
- School: École primaire Charles Royannez 490 m
- School: École maternelle Chandeneux 510 m
- Bus stop: Square de la Gare 280 m
- Bus stop: La Poste 330 m
- Bus stop: Crest - La Gare 370 m
- Railway station: Crest 420 m
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale 3.3 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Crest 100 m
- Supermarket: L'Épicerie Nouvelle 350 m
- Supermarket: Aldi 780 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Étoile-sur-Rhône 7/10
- Loriol-sur-Drôme 1/10
- Livron-sur-Drôme 5/10
- Portes-lès-Valence 6/10
- Chabeuil 5/10
- Valence 2/10
- Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence 5/10
- Bourg-lès-Valence 5/10
Mayors of Crest since 2014
Crest: Other left. Département president: Franck Soulignac (Union of the right)
Athénaïs KOUIDRI · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Stéphanie KARCHER
July 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Crest ▲ +10% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Hervé MARITON · Other right
July 2020 – July 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Crest ▲ +24% · France ▲ +20%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Hervé MARITON · The Republicans
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Crest ▼ −20% · France ▼ −14%
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).
