Le Barcarès, 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: 37,706 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 | 21 | 343.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 34 | 556.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 40 | 654.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 28 | 458.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 186 | 3,044.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 32 | 523.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 57 | 933 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 53 | 867.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 25 | 409.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 24 | 392.9 | 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 | 95 | 1,555.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 63 | 1,031.3 | 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 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 74 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 353 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 95 |
| Other | 63 |
Questions about crime in Le Barcarès
- Is Le Barcarès safe?
- Le Barcarès: 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 Le Barcarès?
- Le Barcarès: Weighted crime: 37,706 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Bus stop: Nautica (Le Barcarès) 170 m
- Bus stop: Nautica (Le Barcarès) 230 m
- Bus stop: Coudalère 370 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centre Médical Méditérranée 2.5 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Perpignan 15.2 km
- Supermarket: Super U 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 4.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque 6/10
- Pia 4/10
- Bompas 4/10
- Rivesaltes 3/10
- Canet-en-Roussillon 2/10
- Cabestany 5/10
- Perpignan 1/10
- Saint-Estève 6/10
Mayors of Le Barcarès since 2014
Le Barcarès: Other right. Département president: Hermeline Malherbe (Union of the left)
Alain FERRAND · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Alain FERRAND · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Barcarès ▼ −27% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alain FERRAND · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Barcarès ▼ −2% · France 0%
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).
