Les Mathes, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 41,456 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 | 15 | 688.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 21 | 963.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 12 | 550.5 | 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 | 49 | 2,247.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 10 | 458.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 13 | 596.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 14 | 642.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 20 | 917.4 | 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 | 34 | 1,559.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 18 | 825.7 | 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 | 15 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 33 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 34 |
| Other | 18 |
Questions about crime in Les Mathes
- Is Les Mathes safe?
- Les Mathes: Safety 1 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 Les Mathes?
- Les Mathes: Weighted crime: 41,456 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 2.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 4/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical 6.8 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Royan 12.0 km
- Supermarket 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Utile 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Royan 2/10
- Marennes-Hiers-Brouage 4/10
- Saujon 5/10
- Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 3/10
- Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron 3/10
- Rochefort 2/10
- Tonnay-Charente 4/10
- Saintes 2/10
Mayors of Les Mathes since 2014
Les Mathes: no party label (small commune). Département president: Sylvie Marcilly (Other right)
Marie BASCLE
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marie BASCLE
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Les Mathes ▼ −14% · France ▼ −4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Anne-Marie BASCLE
June 2018 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Philippe GADREAU · Other 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).
