Leucate, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 34,878 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 | 24 | 526.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 18 | 394.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 21 | 460.3 | 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 | 113 | 2,477 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 23 | 504.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 36 | 789.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 81 | 1,775.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 16 | 350.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 14 | 306.9 | 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 | 92 | 2,016.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 47 | 1,030.2 | 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 39 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 269 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 92 |
| Other | 47 |
Questions about crime in Leucate
- Is Leucate safe?
- Leucate: Safety 1 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 Leucate?
- Leucate: Weighted crime: 34,878 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 4/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire André Héléna 650 m
- School 650 m
- Railway station: Leucate-La Franqui 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: L'équipe Médecin 5.5 km
- A&E: Maison de santé de Port-La-Nouvelle 11.1 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Spar 5.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Port-la-Nouvelle 1/10
- Sigean 4/10
- Gruissan 1/10
- Narbonne 2/10
- Coursan 5/10
- Lézignan-Corbières 3/10
- Trèbes 6/10
- Carcassonne 2/10
Mayors of Leucate since 2014
Leucate: Other right. Département president: Hélène Sandragné (Union of the left)
Michel PY · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Michel PY · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Leucate ▼ −6% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel PY · The Republicans
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Leucate ▲ +14% · 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).
