Carhaix-Plouguer, 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: 36,652 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 | 36 | 485.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 34 | 458.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 42 | 566.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 7 | 94.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 130 | 1,753.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 34 | 458.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 9 | 121.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 20 | 269.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 20 | 269.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 309 | 4,168.9 | 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 | 99 | 1,335.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 28 | 377.8 | 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 | 36 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 76 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 213 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 99 |
| Other | 28 |
Questions about crime in Carhaix-Plouguer
- Is Carhaix-Plouguer safe?
- Carhaix-Plouguer: 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 Carhaix-Plouguer?
- Carhaix-Plouguer: Weighted crime: 36,652 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Skol Diwan Karaez 600 m
- School: École Maternelle Huella 710 m
- School: Institut médico-éducatif de Kerampuilh 720 m
- School: Collège et lycée Saint-Trémeur 830 m
- School: École primaire privée Enfant-Jésus 1.0 km
- Railway station: Carhaix 830 m
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Jean-Luc Lozes 910 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Carhaix 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Netto 520 m
- Supermarket: Biocoop 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Scaër 5/10
- Plouigneau 7/10
- Briec 6/10
- Bannalec 8/10
- Châteaulin 4/10
- Rosporden 5/10
- Morlaix 2/10
- Ergué-Gabéric 9/10
Mayors of Carhaix-Plouguer since 2014
Carhaix-Plouguer: Other left. Département president: Maël de Calan (Union of the right)
Christian TROADEC · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Christian TROADEC · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Carhaix-Plouguer ▲ +31% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christian TROADEC · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Carhaix-Plouguer ▲ +18% · France 0%
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).
