Valbonne, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 15,034 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 | 30 | 251.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 31 | 259.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 27 | 226.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 105 | 879.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 21 | 175.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 12 | 100.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 23 | 192.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 8 | 67 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 26 | 217.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 106 | 887.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 103 | 862.7 | 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 | 30 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 58 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 169 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 106 |
| Other | 103 |
Questions about crime in Valbonne
- Is Valbonne safe?
- Valbonne: Safety 5 out of 10 (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 Valbonne?
- Valbonne: Weighted crime: 15,034 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: secpa 1.1 km
- School: École maternelle Les Sartoux 1.3 km
- School: École élémentaire Les Sartoux 1.3 km
- School: Centre International de Valbonne 1.5 km
- School: Lycée général et technologique Simone Veil 1.9 km
- Bus stop: Genêts 340 m
- Railway station: Mouans-Sartoux 4.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr Ling Ling Hoang 840 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Antibes - Juan-les-Pins 7.5 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 2.7 km
- Supermarket: CLIM+ Vallauris 3.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Mougins 4/10
- Biot 9/10
- Mouans-Sartoux 4/10
- Roquefort-les-Pins 8/10
- Vallauris 4/10
- Villeneuve-Loubet 3/10
- Le Cannet 6/10
- Antibes 3/10
Mayors of Valbonne since 2014
Valbonne: Greens and ecologists. Département president: Charles Ange Ginesy (Union of the right)
Joseph CESARO · Greens and ecologists
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Joseph CESARO · Greens and ecologists
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Valbonne ▲ +7% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christophe ETORE
October 2016 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Marc DAUNIS · Union of the left
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).
