Where it falls short is safety — an average of 15.1 recorded violent incidents and 29.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a D− overall, Berck is better than 2% of compared French towns. It ranks #113 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. Its best grade is for walkability (A) — 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,885/m² costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois.
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 Berck 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 Berck.
Safety
For crime per resident, Berck sits above 97% of compared French towns
Berck has 7,550 jobs for 4,450 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Police and gendarmerie figures for Berck show 563 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
15.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage279
Family violence85
Other physical violence85
Sexual violence39
Theft from vehicles27
Burglary26
Vehicle theft22
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence154
Drug use148
Fraud75
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.
15.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
563
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 · 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
Adjusted for age and care homes, Berck sees more deaths than 95% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Berck come to 116 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,676 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,134, 27% more. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Berck can choose among 9 GPs.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Berck · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Arrondissement de Montreuil
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Arrondissement de Montreuil
83.5 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Pas-de-Calais, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
26.3% of commuters in Berck go to work without a car, more than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 15.4%, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €23,340 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Berck didn’t travel to work at all.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot16%
Bicycle7%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
7,550
jobs based in Berck, 1.7 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Berck gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,885/m²: 1,105 houses and apartments sold in Berck between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses sell for €2,455/m² locally, apartments for €3,198/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.52/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²).
€2,885/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Berck€2,885/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€1,668/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,455/m²
473
Apartments
€3,198/m²
632
€12.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.97 to €15.73/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Berck than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
53.5median age
BerckPas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
85.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 74 candidates at 2 lycées. Near Berck, 92.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #95 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Berck
Is Berck safe?
It grades D− for safety, #111 of 120 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 279 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Berck good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #95 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. 95% of 165 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jan Lavezzari in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Berck expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,885/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Berck grades C− for cost of living.
About Berck
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Berck is a commune of 12,951 people in the Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois. 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
Population
12,951 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération des Deux Baies en Montreuillois
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.
