Istres, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 17,732 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 | 71 | 160.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 191 | 431.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 182 | 410.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 19 | 42.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 240 | 541.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 166 | 374.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 92 | 207.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 116 | 261.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 84 | 189.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 232 | 523.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 15 | 33.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 397 | 896.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 255 | 575.7 | 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 | 71 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 373 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 698 |
| Drugs | 247 |
| Damage and public order | 397 |
| Other | 255 |
Questions about crime in Istres
- Is Istres safe?
- Istres: Safety 4 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 Istres?
- Istres: Weighted crime: 17,732 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Gare d'Istres 4.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Piero Siriani 2.5 km
- A&E: Clinique de l'Étang de l'Olivier 5.4 km
- Supermarket: Marcel et fils bio 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Centre Commercial E.Leclerc 3.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Miramas 4/10
- Saint-Martin-de-Crau 4/10
- Saint-Chamas 4/10
- Fos-sur-Mer 4/10
- Grans 7/10
- Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts 5/10
- Salon-de-Provence 3/10
- Port-de-Bouc 3/10
Mayors of Istres since 2014
Istres: Other right. Département president: Martine Vassal (Union of the right)
Robin PRÉTOT · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
François BERNARDINI · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Istres ▲ +6% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François BERNARDINI · Other left
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Istres ▼ −1% · France ▲ +1%
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).
