Morcenx-la-Nouvelle, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 22,521 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 | 24 | 477.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 38 | 756.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 12 | 238.9 | 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 | 19 | 378.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 13 | 258.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 11 | 219 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 20 | 398.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 27 | 537.6 | 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 50 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Damage and public order | 20 |
| Other | 27 |
Questions about crime in Morcenx-la-Nouvelle
- Is Morcenx-la-Nouvelle safe?
- Morcenx-la-Nouvelle: Safety 2 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 Morcenx-la-Nouvelle?
- Morcenx-la-Nouvelle: Weighted crime: 22,521 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 2/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Gare 240 m
- School: École maternelle 540 m
- School: Lycée Professionnel Jean Garnier - Lycée des métiers du bâtiment 940 m
- School: Collège Henri Scogniamiglio 940 m
- Railway station: Morcenx 530 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Dax-Côte d'Argent 37.2 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 420 m
- Supermarket: Super U 590 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Mimizan 3/10
- Saint-Paul-lès-Dax 4/10
- Saint-Pierre-du-Mont 5/10
- Mont-de-Marsan 2/10
- Parentis-en-Born 3/10
- Dax 1/10
- Saint-Sever 7/10
- Soustons 5/10
Mayors of Morcenx-la-Nouvelle since 2014
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle: Other left. Département president: Xavier Fortinon (Socialist)
Paul CARRERE · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Paul CARRÈRE · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▲ +17% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Claude DEYRES · Union of the left
January 2019 – May 2020
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▼ −7% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pierre DARMANTE
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▲ +29% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Rose-Marie ABRAHAM
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▲ +29% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Claude DEYRES · Union of the left
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▲ +29% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Antoine MENAUT
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Morcenx-la-Nouvelle ▲ +29% · 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).
