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The towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest recorded burglary rate

Q: Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest recorded burglary rate?

Hazebrouck (Nord) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Hauts-de-France: 1.2 per 1,000 homes.

Hazebrouck (Nord) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Hauts-de-France: 1.2 per 1,000 homes. Next come Wimereux (Pas-de-Calais, 1.8 per 1,000 homes) and Le Cateau-Cambrésis (Nord, 2.0 per 1,000 homes).

215 towns ranked out of 3,782

Hazebrouck, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 215 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, Grenay (Pas-de-Calais) comes last with 20.2 per 1,000 homes.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: lowest burglary rates in Hauts-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Burglaries per 1,000 homes	Population
1	Hazebrouck	Nord (59)	1.2	22,331
2	Wimereux	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.8	6,386
3	Le Cateau-Cambrésis	Nord (59)	2.0	6,906
4	Berck	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.0	13,289
5	Marck	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.1	10,616
6	Albert	Somme (80)	2.1	9,668
7	Marquise	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.1	5,288
8	Louvroil	Nord (59)	2.1	6,329
9	Amiens	Somme (80)	2.1	139,183
10	Templeuve-en-Pévèle	Nord (59)	2.2	7,308
11	Oye-Plage	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.2	5,873
12	Blendecques	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.2	5,077
13	Annœullin	Nord (59)	2.2	10,958
14	Doullens	Somme (80)	2.3	5,938
15	Liancourt	Oise (60)	2.3	6,855
16	Longuenesse	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.4	11,039
17	Bohain-en-Vermandois	Aisne (02)	2.4	5,671
18	Compiègne	Oise (60)	2.4	41,774
19	Arques	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.5	9,547
20	Margny-lès-Compiègne	Oise (60)	2.6	8,854
21	Auchel	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.6	10,098
22	Cucq	Pas-de-Calais (62)	2.6	5,210
23	Estaires	Nord (59)	2.8	6,648
24	Pont-Sainte-Maxence	Oise (60)	2.8	12,496
25	Gravelines	Nord (59)	2.9	11,604
26	Nœux-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.0	11,619
27	Aulnoye-Aymeries	Nord (59)	3.0	8,852
28	Saint-Étienne-au-Mont	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.0	5,080
29	Wervicq-Sud	Nord (59)	3.0	5,478
30	Beuvrages	Nord (59)	3.1	6,828
31	Orchies	Nord (59)	3.1	8,528
32	Auby	Nord (59)	3.2	7,110
33	Calais	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.2	68,246
34	Lillers	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.2	10,302
35	Isbergues	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.3	8,748
36	Noyon	Oise (60)	3.3	13,173
37	Abbeville	Somme (80)	3.4	22,793
38	Grande-Synthe	Nord (59)	3.4	20,411
39	Crépy-en-Valois	Oise (60)	3.5	14,600
40	Douchy-les-Mines	Nord (59)	3.6	10,152
41	Barlin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	3.6	7,374
42	Saint-Quentin	Aisne (02)	3.7	53,963
43	Ferrière-la-Grande	Nord (59)	3.7	5,183
44	Feignies	Nord (59)	3.9	6,765
45	La Bassée	Nord (59)	3.9	6,687
46	Jeumont	Nord (59)	3.9	10,260
47	La Gorgue	Nord (59)	4.0	5,672
48	Sains-en-Gohelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.0	5,986
49	Houplines	Nord (59)	4.1	8,030
50	Bruay-la-Buissière	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.1	21,772
51	Cambrai	Nord (59)	4.1	31,738
52	Lallaing	Nord (59)	4.1	6,340
53	Saint-Omer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.1	14,954
54	Coudekerque-Branche	Nord (59)	4.1	21,033
55	Le Quesnoy	Nord (59)	4.2	5,006
56	Bourbourg	Nord (59)	4.2	6,977
57	Soissons	Aisne (02)	4.2	28,664
58	Marles-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.2	5,430
59	Caudry	Nord (59)	4.2	13,980
60	Fourmies	Nord (59)	4.3	11,644
61	Dunkerque	Nord (59)	4.3	87,442
62	Roye	Somme (80)	4.3	5,909
63	Merville	Nord (59)	4.3	9,908
64	Chambly	Oise (60)	4.4	10,085
65	Méru	Oise (60)	4.4	14,049
66	Beauvais	Oise (60)	4.4	56,934
67	Marly	Nord (59)	4.5	12,107
68	Creil	Oise (60)	4.5	36,533
69	Clermont	Oise (60)	4.5	10,726
70	Nogent-sur-Oise	Oise (60)	4.5	22,177
71	Chauny	Aisne (02)	4.5	12,024
72	Valenciennes	Nord (59)	4.5	43,966
73	Arras	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.5	43,765
74	Château-Thierry	Aisne (02)	4.6	15,366
75	Armentières	Nord (59)	4.6	27,382
76	Mouy	Oise (60)	4.6	5,371
77	Linselles	Nord (59)	4.6	8,249
78	Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.7	5,992
79	Cuincy	Nord (59)	4.7	6,535
80	Pecquencourt	Nord (59)	4.7	6,334
81	Lacroix-Saint-Ouen	Oise (60)	4.7	5,590
82	Wormhout	Nord (59)	4.7	5,676
83	Bauvin	Nord (59)	4.8	5,295
84	Longueau	Somme (80)	4.8	5,726
85	Escaudain	Nord (59)	4.9	9,080
86	Cappelle-la-Grande	Nord (59)	4.9	7,924
87	Montataire	Oise (60)	4.9	14,387
88	Avion	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.9	17,556
89	Chantilly	Oise (60)	4.9	10,810
90	Wavrin	Nord (59)	5.0	7,842
91	Saint-Laurent-Blangy	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.0	6,520
92	Bully-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.1	12,241
93	Guînes	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.1	5,554
94	Douvrin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.1	5,930
95	Flines-lez-Raches	Nord (59)	5.2	5,830
96	Somain	Nord (59)	5.2	11,837
97	Leforest	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.2	7,122
98	Courcelles-lès-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.3	7,860
99	Hautmont	Nord (59)	5.3	14,232
100	Aire-sur-la-Lys	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.3	9,856

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; residential burglaries recorded per 1,000 homes, latest year published, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest burglary rates in Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest recorded burglary rate?

Hazebrouck (Nord) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Hauts-de-France: 1.2 per 1,000 homes.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest recorded burglary rate?

In order: Hazebrouck (1.2 per 1,000 homes), Wimereux (1.8 per 1,000 homes), Le Cateau-Cambrésis (2.0 per 1,000 homes), Berck (2.0 per 1,000 homes), Marck (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Albert (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Marquise (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Louvroil (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Amiens (2.1 per 1,000 homes), and Templeuve-en-Pévèle (2.2 per 1,000 homes).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest recorded burglary rate?

Grenay (Pas-de-Calais) has the highest recorded burglary rate in Hauts-de-France: 20.2 per 1,000 homes. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest recorded burglary rate.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

215 out of 3,782. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It counts the offenses recorded by the police and gendarmerie in the commune where they were reported, divided by its population (by its number of homes for burglaries), for the latest year published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Recorded crime is not all crime: some victims never report it, and the figures also depend on police activity. Towns that draw many visitors (shopping centers, train stations, tourism) show higher rates, since rates are based on the number of inhabitants alone. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, a handful of incidents can swing a rate sharply.