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Residential burglary in France, by department

In 2025, the French departments with the highest rate of residential burglary were Guyane (9.8 per 1,000 dwellings), Cher (9.3) and Ain (8.7). By number of cases the top three are Bouches-du-Rhône (8,586), Nord (8,501) and Rhône (7,153): a high count also reflects population size, not just risk.

How many home burglaries (cambriolages de logement) the police and gendarmerie record in each French department, overseas included, relative to the number of dwellings, with the change since 2024.

211,596home burglaries recorded in France in 2025 (sum of the 101 departments)

Highest values: per 1,000 dwellings

  1. Guyane9.8
  2. Cher9.3
  3. Ain8.7
  4. Isère8.4
  5. Bouches-du-Rhône8.0
  6. Haute-Garonne8.0
  7. Mayotte7.6
  8. Gironde7.4
  9. Loire7.3
  10. Rhône7.3
  11. Indre-et-Loire7.3
  12. Loir-et-Cher7.2
  13. Tarn-et-Garonne7.1
  14. Seine-Saint-Denis6.9
  15. Vaucluse6.8

All the data

Guyane9.8984−5.3%Guyane
Cher9.31,668+16.6%Centre-Val de Loire
Ain8.72,899+3.1%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Isère8.45,695−6.9%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bouches-du-Rhône8.08,586−14.0%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Haute-Garonne8.06,232−0.9%Occitanie
Mayotte7.6560+26.7%Mayotte
Gironde7.46,906−12.7%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loire7.32,993−1.5%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rhône7.37,153−13.8%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Indre-et-Loire7.32,448−2.3%Centre-Val de Loire
Loir-et-Cher7.21,360+5.3%Centre-Val de Loire
Tarn-et-Garonne7.1968+2.7%Occitanie
Seine-Saint-Denis6.94,951−9.9%Île-de-France
Vaucluse6.82,169−14.3%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Sarthe6.82,024+1.9%Pays de la Loire
Nord6.78,501−2.5%Hauts-de-France
Aube6.71,131+2.7%Grand Est
Yonne6.51,309+14.9%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Essonne6.33,760−6.5%Île-de-France
Loire-Atlantique6.35,053−6.2%Pays de la Loire
Hérault6.34,854−3.7%Occitanie
Saône-et-Loire6.21,966+29.4%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Meurthe-et-Moselle6.22,410+25.2%Grand Est
Tarn6.21,362+14.9%Occitanie
Seine-et-Marne6.24,019+1.8%Île-de-France
Eure-et-Loir6.21,365+9.8%Centre-Val de Loire
Lot-et-Garonne6.11,173+8.3%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ille-et-Vilaine6.13,572+9.7%Bretagne
Indre6.1850+4.3%Centre-Val de Loire
Marne6.11,846+3.8%Grand Est
Drôme6.01,721+0.9%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Val-d’Oise6.03,207−5.9%Île-de-France
Val-de-Marne6.03,985−7.3%Île-de-France
Aude5.91,603−0.6%Occitanie
Ardennes5.9853−1.7%Grand Est
Gard5.92,629−12.1%Occitanie
Mayenne5.9946+15.2%Pays de la Loire
Nièvre5.9832−3.0%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vienne5.81,441−11.0%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puy-de-Dôme5.72,295−19.2%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Yvelines5.73,823−10.0%Île-de-France
Moselle5.63,010+10.1%Grand Est
Deux-Sèvres5.61,110+3.1%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Haute-Vienne5.61,247+17.3%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Haute-Savoie5.63,047+0.7%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Charente5.51,120−2.2%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loiret5.51,971−5.4%Centre-Val de Loire
Eure5.51,669−1.5%Normandie
Lot5.5668+20.4%Occitanie
Morbihan5.52,672+16.0%Bretagne
Aisne5.51,473−10.5%Hauts-de-France
Oise5.52,099+6.9%Hauts-de-France
Dordogne5.41,436+25.7%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pas-de-Calais5.33,910+6.1%Hauts-de-France
Allier5.31,118+7.7%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gers5.3598−27.3%Occitanie
Orne5.2858−13.0%Normandie
Meuse5.2518−5.6%Grand Est
Haut-Rhin5.22,030+20.3%Grand Est
Seine-Maritime5.13,358+3.5%Normandie
Paris5.17,072−23.4%Île-de-France
Var5.03,781−8.0%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Martinique5.01,094−0.5%Martinique
Côtes-d’Armor5.01,879+48.3%Bretagne
Guadeloupe4.91,167+1.8%Guadeloupe
Côte-d’Or4.91,468+14.8%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charente-Maritime4.82,189−13.6%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pyrénées-Orientales4.71,732−10.7%Occitanie
Finistère4.72,606+16.9%Bretagne
Hauts-de-Seine4.63,847−20.7%Île-de-France
Bas-Rhin4.42,570+9.9%Grand Est
Alpes-Maritimes4.33,398+6.1%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Pyrénées-Atlantiques4.21,803+4.3%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Landes4.21,145−8.3%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hautes-Pyrénées4.2692+30.8%Occitanie
Maine-et-Loire4.11,662−14.8%Pays de la Loire
Corrèze4.0630+0.8%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ardèche4.0842+15.0%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vosges4.0855+8.6%Grand Est
Savoie3.91,410+6.5%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Haute-Marne3.8385−11.1%Grand Est
Haute-Loire3.7537+22.9%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vendée3.71,632−15.7%Pays de la Loire
Calvados3.61,575+0.7%Normandie
Somme3.61,119−6.1%Hauts-de-France
Ariège3.6402−0.2%Occitanie
Jura3.5536+12.1%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Haute-Saône3.5451+12.5%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence3.4447−19.7%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Manche3.2986+5.0%Normandie
Territoire de Belfort3.2234+21.9%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Creuse3.1276−2.8%Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aveyron3.0558−3.5%Occitanie
Doubs2.8805−9.0%Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Hautes-Alpes2.3318−5.4%Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
La Réunion2.3904+2.7%La Réunion
Cantal2.2229+15.1%Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lozère1.9115+49.4%Occitanie
Corse-du-Sud0.9116−4.9%Corse
Haute-Corse0.8115−3.4%Corse

How to read these figures

  • The rate is the one published by SSMSI, calculated per 1,000 dwellings from the INSEE census, not per 100,000 people, so it does not compare directly with our other data pages.
  • These are offences recorded by police and gendarmerie where they took place. Victimisation surveys cited by SSMSI found that on average 74% of burglary victims reported it to the police between 2011 and 2018.
  • The change is calculated on the number of burglaries; SSMSI uses the same dwelling count for both years, so the change in the rate is the same.
  • For Mayotte the dwelling count dates from the 2017 census, so its rate is less robust than the others.
  • Department and region names as in the INSEE 2026 official geographic code. Figures are by place of offence, not the victim’s residence.

Source: Ministère de l’Intérieur, SSMSI, Bases statistiques communale, départementale et régionale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales (base départementale, édition juillet 2026) · Licence: Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 · Data retrieved on

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