Gujan-Mestras, 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: 15,401 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 | 59 | 266.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 95 | 428.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 43 | 194.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 125 | 564.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 27 | 121.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 9 | 40.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 31 | 139.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 13 | 58.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 63 | 284.4 | 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 | 111 | 501.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 185 | 835.1 | 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 | 59 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 138 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 205 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 111 |
| Other | 185 |
Questions about crime in Gujan-Mestras
- Is Gujan-Mestras safe?
- Gujan-Mestras: 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 Gujan-Mestras?
- Gujan-Mestras: Weighted crime: 15,401 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: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic 4.7 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier d‘Arcachon 5.1 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 4.4 km
- Supermarket: Le marché de Léopold 4.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Teich 9/10
- La Teste-de-Buch 4/10
- Arcachon 2/10
- Biganos 5/10
- Mios 7/10
- Salles 6/10
- Audenge 7/10
- Andernos-les-Bains 5/10
Mayors of Gujan-Mestras since 2014
Gujan-Mestras: Other right. Département president: Jean-Luc Gleyze (Socialist)
Xavier PARIS · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Marie-Hélène DES ESGAULX · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Gujan-Mestras ▼ −4% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marie-Hélène DES ESGAULX DE NOLET
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Gujan-Mestras ▲ +5% · 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).
