Pau, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 24,608 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 | 257 | 319.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 445 | 553.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 434 | 539.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 44 | 54.7 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 893 | 1,110.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 226 | 281 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 138 | 171.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 181 | 225 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 116 | 144.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 336 | 417.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 72 | 89.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 840 | 1,044.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 693 | 861.5 | 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 | 257 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 879 |
| Robbery | 51 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,554 |
| Drugs | 408 |
| Damage and public order | 840 |
| Other | 693 |
Questions about crime in Pau
- Is Pau safe?
- Pau: 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 Pau?
- Pau: Weighted crime: 24,608 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire publique Quatre Coins du Monde 190 m
- School: École primaire privée International School of Béarn 1.0 km
- School: École primaire publique Marancy 1.1 km
- School: École maternelle publique Marancy 1.1 km
- School: Lycée professionnel Honoré Baradat 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Parc en Ciel 70 m
- Bus stop: Parc en Ciel 70 m
- Bus stop: Trait d'Union 140 m
- Railway station: Pau 4.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Bernard Lavantes 300 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Pau 980 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 520 m
- Supermarket: E.Leclerc 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Pau since 2014
Pau: Union of the left. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Jérôme MARBOT · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
François BAYROU · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
Pau ▲ +30% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François BAYROU · Centre
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Pau ▼ −17% · 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).
