Le Pontet, Vaucluse, 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: 24,252 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 | 47 | 255.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 67 | 364.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 127 | 690.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 12 | 65.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 222 | 1,207.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 39 | 212.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 25 | 136 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 78 | 424.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 28 | 152.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 151 | 821.3 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 42 | 228.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 198 | 1,076.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 107 | 582 | 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 | 47 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 194 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 392 |
| Drugs | 193 |
| Damage and public order | 198 |
| Other | 107 |
Questions about crime in Le Pontet
- Is Le Pontet safe?
- Le Pontet: 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 Le Pontet?
- Le Pontet: Weighted crime: 24,252 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Marie Curie 840 m
- School: École maternelle Louis Pergaud 860 m
- School: École primaire Louis Pergaud 980 m
- School: École élémentaire Louis Pasteur 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle Louis Pasteur 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Port Fluvial 290 m
- Bus stop: Port Fluvial 300 m
- Bus stop: Port Fluvial 370 m
- Railway station: Sorgues - Châteauneuf-du-Pape 4.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: S.O.S. Médecins - Maison médicale de la Rose des Vents 2.4 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Avignon 7.7 km
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 500 m
- Supermarket: M Market 1.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Vedène 4/10
- Avignon 1/10
- Sorgues 4/10
- Morières-lès-Avignon 5/10
- Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue 7/10
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon 8/10
- Bédarrides 4/10
- Le Thor 7/10
Mayors of Le Pontet since 2014
Le Pontet: Far right. Département president: Dominique Santoni (Union of the right)
Joris HEBRARD · Far right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Joris HEBRARD · Far right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Pontet ▲ +2% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Joris HEBRARD · Far right
June 2015 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Joris HEBRARD · Far right
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
