Montpellier, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 27,033 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 | 623 | 200.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 923 | 297.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 1,556 | 501.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 77 | 24.8 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 832 | 268.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 7,169 | 2,310.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 1,417 | 456.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 836 | 269.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 3,550 | 1,144.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 779 | 251.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 2,073 | 668.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 351 | 113.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 4,428 | 1,427.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 2,566 | 827.1 | 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 | 623 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 2,479 |
| Robbery | 909 |
| Theft and burglary | 13,751 |
| Drugs | 2,424 |
| Damage and public order | 4,428 |
| Other | 2,566 |
Questions about crime in Montpellier
- Is Montpellier safe?
- Montpellier: Safety 2 out of 10 (High 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 Montpellier?
- Montpellier: Weighted crime: 27,033 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 Alphonse de Lamartine 100 m
- School: École maternelle Pasteur 120 m
- School: Collège privé Saint-François-Régis 230 m
- School: Pôle Sup 250 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-François-Régis 250 m
- Bus stop: Peyrou - Arc de Triomphe 300 m
- Bus stop: Peyrou - Arc de Triomphe 310 m
- Railway station: Montpellier Saint-Roch 810 m
- Tram or metro stop: Saint-Guilhem - Courreau 210 m
- Doctor or clinic 90 m
- A&E: Hôpital Gui de Chauliac 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 200 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 500 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Castelnau-le-Lez 5/10
- Lattes 2/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Védas 3/10
- Clapiers 8/10
- Le Crès 5/10
- Juvignac 3/10
- Jacou 6/10
- Saint-Georges-d'Orques 6/10
Mayors of Montpellier since 2014
Montpellier: Union of the left. Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Michaël DELAFOSSE · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Michaël DELAFOSSE · Union of the left
July 2020 – March 2026
Montpellier ▲ +17% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Philippe SAUREL · Other left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Montpellier ▼ −19% · 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).
