Lescar, 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: 15,954 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 | 27 | 285.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 317.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 19 | 201 | 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 | 65 | 687.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 41 | 433.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 30 | 317.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 17 | 179.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 15 | 158.6 | 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 | 67 | 708.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 58 | 613.4 | 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 49 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 168 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 67 |
| Other | 58 |
Questions about crime in Lescar
- Is Lescar safe?
- Lescar: 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 Lescar?
- Lescar: Weighted crime: 15,954 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Paul Fort 840 m
- School: Notre-Dame de Lescar 850 m
- School: École primaire privée Notre-Dame 930 m
- School: Collège privé Notre-Dame 930 m
- School: École maternelle Les Prés 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre médical de Plaisance 650 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Pau 6.5 km
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 2.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Lescar since 2014
Lescar: Other left. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Valérie REVEL · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Valérie REVEL · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Lescar ▲ +24% · France ▲ +18%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christian LAINE · Socialist
December 2014 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Christian LAINE · Socialist
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
