1Palavas-les-Flots
Palavas-les-Flots, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 3/10 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: 55,363 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 | 20 | 326.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 39 | 635.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 48 | 782.7 | 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 | 201 | 3,277.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 37 | 603.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 23 | 375 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 36 | 587 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 293.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 647 | 10,549.5 | 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 | 94 | 1,532.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 86 | 1,402.3 | 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 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 87 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 315 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 94 |
| Other | 86 |
Questions about crime in Palavas-les-Flots
- Is Palavas-les-Flots safe?
- Palavas-les-Flots: 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 Palavas-les-Flots?
- Palavas-les-Flots: Weighted crime: 55,363 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Louis Pasteur 170 m
- School: École maternelle Pierre et Marie Curie 240 m
- School: École élémentaire spécialisée privée Amethyste 940 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel de Ville 370 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel de Ville 380 m
- Doctor or clinic: Médecin généraliste 380 m
- A&E: Clinique du Millénaire 7.8 km
- Supermarket: Proxi 840 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 2.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Pérols 4/10
- Lattes 2/10
- Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone 4/10
- Mauguio 3/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Védas 3/10
- Montpellier 2/10
- Castelnau-le-Lez 5/10
- La Grande-Motte 1/10
