Ascain, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in France · 8/10 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: 6,399 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 9 | 193.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 16 | 343.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 26 | 558.2 | 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 | not published | - | 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 | 26 | 558.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 33 | 708.5 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 26 |
| Other | 33 |
Questions about crime in Ascain
- Is Ascain safe?
- Ascain: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very low 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 Ascain?
- Ascain: Weighted crime: 6,399 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire publique 1.1 km
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Marie 1.1 km
- School: Azkaingo ikastola 1.3 km
- School: Azkaineko Ikastola 1.3 km
- Railway station: Saint-Ignace 2.7 km
- Doctor or clinic 4.8 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Côte Basque Sud 6.7 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Les Comptoirs De La Bio 4.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Ciboure 7/10
- Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 10/10
- Urrugne 8/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz 4/10
- Hendaye 5/10
- Bidart 6/10
- Ustaritz 6/10
- Biarritz 3/10
Mayors of Ascain since 2014
Ascain: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Bénédicte LUBERRIAGA · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Louis FOURNIER · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Ascain ▲ +93% · France ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Louis FOURNIER · Other
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Ascain ▲ +35% · France ▼ −16%
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).
