Biarritz, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 20,609 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 | 50 | 190.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 67 | 255.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 89 | 339.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 12 | 45.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 456 | 1,740.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 133 | 507.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 68 | 259.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 67 | 255.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 23 | 87.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 306 | 1,167.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 29 | 110.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 351 | 1,339.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 225 | 858.6 | 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 | 50 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 156 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 747 |
| Drugs | 335 |
| Damage and public order | 351 |
| Other | 225 |
Questions about crime in Biarritz
- Is Biarritz safe?
- Biarritz: Safety 3 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 Biarritz?
- Biarritz: Weighted crime: 20,609 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire publique Reptou 140 m
- School: Collège privé Immaculée-Conception 740 m
- School: École Primaire Privée Sainte-Marie 760 m
- School: École élémentaire Pyrénées 860 m
- School: École maternelle Michelet 910 m
- Bus stop: Reptou 30 m
- Bus stop: Clos St-Michel 40 m
- Bus stop: La Baleine 190 m
- Railway station: Biarritz 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Médical Laco Cardiologie 1.0 km
- A&E: Clinique Aguiléra 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 790 m
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Anglet 6/10
- Bidart 6/10
- Bayonne 2/10
- Boucau 7/10
- Saint-Pierre-d'Irube 9/10
- Ustaritz 6/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz 4/10
- Mouguerre 10/10
Mayors of Biarritz since 2014
Biarritz: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Serge BLANCO · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Maider AROSTEGUY · Union of the right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Biarritz ▲ +20% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel VEUNAC · Other
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Biarritz ▼ −19% · France ▼ −13%
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).
