Lunel, 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: 18,897 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 | 50 | 187.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 91 | 341.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 81 | 304.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 279 | 1,048 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 54 | 202.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 43 | 161.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 50 | 187.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 30 | 112.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 472 | 1,772.9 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 13 | 48.8 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 248 | 931.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 163 | 612.3 | 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 | 50 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 172 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 456 |
| Drugs | 485 |
| Damage and public order | 248 |
| Other | 163 |
Questions about crime in Lunel
- Is Lunel safe?
- Lunel: 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 Lunel?
- Lunel: Weighted crime: 18,897 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Marie Curie 100 m
- School: École élémentaire Victor Hugo 120 m
- School: École maternelle Gambetta 140 m
- School: École du Parc 300 m
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Thérèse 400 m
- Bus stop: Lafayette 130 m
- Bus stop: Sarrail Poste 230 m
- Bus stop: Sarrail Gare 240 m
- Railway station: Lunel 240 m
- Doctor or clinic 50 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Pôle santé de Lunel 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 80 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 970 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Marsillargues 5/10
- Baillargues 4/10
- Castries 5/10
- La Grande-Motte 1/10
- Vendargues 6/10
- Mauguio 3/10
- Le Crès 5/10
- Jacou 6/10
Mayors of Lunel since 2014
Lunel: Other. Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Paulette GOUGEON · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Paulette GOUGEON
July 2025 – March 2026
In office under a year
Pierre SOUJOL · Other
July 2020 – July 2025
excludes types not published for this commune
Lunel ▲ +28% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Claude ARNAUD · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Lunel ▼ −15% · France ▼ −13%
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).
