Gardanne, 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: 19,723 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 | 29 | 134.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 86 | 398.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 97 | 449.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 11 | 50.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 141 | 652.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 58 | 268.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 49 | 226.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 68 | 314.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 69 | 319.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 297 | 1,375.2 | 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 | 207 | 958.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 178 | 824.2 | 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 | 29 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 183 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 385 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 207 |
| Other | 178 |
Questions about crime in Gardanne
- Is Gardanne safe?
- Gardanne: 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 Gardanne?
- Gardanne: Weighted crime: 19,723 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Joseph 470 m
- School: École élémentaire Château Pitty 500 m
- School: École maternelle Elsa Triolet 580 m
- School: Lycée Marie-Madeleine Fourcade 680 m
- School: École maternelle Les Aires 750 m
- Bus stop: Van Gogh 180 m
- Bus stop: Notre-Dame 350 m
- Bus stop: Notre-Dame 350 m
- Railway station: Gardanne 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Athos Orthopédie 600 m
- A&E: Hôpital privé de Provence 6.4 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 460 m
- Supermarket: Supeco 940 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Meyreuil 6/10
- Fuveau 6/10
- Bouc-Bel-Air 5/10
- Simiane-Collongue 6/10
- Plan-de-Cuques 7/10
- Peypin 6/10
- Septèmes-les-Vallons 5/10
- Cabriès 3/10
Mayors of Gardanne since 2014
Gardanne: Other right. Département president: Martine Vassal (Union of the right)
Hervé GRANIER · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Hervé GRANIER · The Republicans
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Gardanne ▲ +12% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Roger MEI · Communist
July 2015 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Roger MEI · Communist
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).
