Seclin’s lowest grade is for safety (D−) — an average of 12.1 recorded violent incidents and 44.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Seclin earns a C−: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #128 of 189 in Nord. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,429/m²: 70 m² comes to 7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Seclin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seclin.
Safety
Seclin sees more crime per resident than 99% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Seclin show 732 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Seclin (12,250 to 5,450): it draws people in from around. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
12.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles218
Criminal damage217
Family violence78
Other physical violence71
Vehicle theft62
Burglary56
Sexual violence30
Theft without violence122
Fraud99
Drug use21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
732
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Seclin’s ages would predict, 112 per 100 expected, above Nord’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,411 deaths in Seclin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,038: 36% above. At birth, a girl in Nord can expect 84.5 years and a boy 78.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Seclin can choose among 15 GPs.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Seclin · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Seclin
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Seclin
84.5 · 78.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nord, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More commuters in Seclin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nord’s towns or compared French towns: 25.4%
The jobless rate is 13.3%. At the census, 15.0% of working residents in Seclin went to work by public transport. The median disposable income was €24,790 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
Public transport15%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
12,250
jobs based in Seclin, 2.3 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Seclin than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,429/m², comes from 420 sales of houses and apartments in Seclin from July 2023 to June 2026. A house in Seclin goes for €2,385/m², an apartment for €2,619/m². Houses made up four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,429/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Seclin€2,429/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nord median€1,810/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,385/m²
338
Apartments
€2,619/m²
82
€13.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.76 to €15.82/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole Européenne de Lille
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Seclin than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 34% of adults
19% are under 15, close to Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Residents of Seclin have a median age of 39.6. Over-65s are 19% of the population.
39.6median age
SeclinNord medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
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Seclin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Seclin
Is Seclin safe?
It grades D− for safety, #183 of 189 in Nord. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 56 burglaries and 217 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Seclin good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #28 of 195 in Nord. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Seclin expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,429/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Seclin grades C− for cost of living.
About Seclin
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Seclin is a commune of 13,261 people in the Métropole Européenne de Lille. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
