Bretignolles-sur-Mer, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 12,615 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 | 15 | 280.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 10 | 187.1 | 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 | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 39 | 729.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 20 | 374.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 10 | 187.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 18 | 336.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 5 | 93.6 | 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 | 22 | 411.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 33 | 617.5 | 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 | 15 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 22 |
| Other | 33 |
Questions about crime in Bretignolles-sur-Mer
- Is Bretignolles-sur-Mer safe?
- Bretignolles-sur-Mer: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Bretignolles-sur-Mer?
- Bretignolles-sur-Mer: Weighted crime: 12,615 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École Primaire Benjamin Rabier 1.3 km
- School: École Notre-Dame 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic 940 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Côte de Lumière 15.8 km
- Supermarket: Super U 1.1 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 4.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 3/10
- Les Sables-d'Olonne 5/10
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 4/10
- Les Achards 9/10
- Aizenay 7/10
- Challans 5/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Monts 2/10
- Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 6/10
Mayors of Bretignolles-sur-Mer since 2014
Bretignolles-sur-Mer: Other. Département president: Alain Leboeuf (Other right)
Claude VILLAIN · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédéric FOUQUET · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bretignolles-sur-Mer ▼ −17% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christophe CHABOT · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Bretignolles-sur-Mer ▼ −36% · France ▲ +1%
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).
