Avignon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 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: 31,465 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 | 254 | 275.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 433 | 469.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 560 | 607.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 30 | 32.5 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 123 | 133.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,771 | 1,921.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 434 | 470.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 259 | 280.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 903 | 979.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 378 | 410 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,362 | 1,477.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 388 | 420.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,162 | 1,260.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 621 | 673.6 | 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 | 254 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 993 |
| Robbery | 153 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,745 |
| Drugs | 1,750 |
| Damage and public order | 1,162 |
| Other | 621 |
Questions about crime in Avignon
- Is Avignon safe?
- Avignon: 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 Avignon?
- Avignon: Weighted crime: 31,465 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: école maternelle Les Neuf Peyres 410 m
- School: École maternelle Clos des Noyers 650 m
- School: École primaire La Salle Avignon (site Saint-Géniest) 720 m
- School: École maternelle Saint-Jean 780 m
- School: École maternelle Stuart Mill 790 m
- Bus stop: Henri Nodet 160 m
- Bus stop: Henri Nodet 170 m
- Bus stop: Henri Nodet 180 m
- Railway station: Avignon-Centre 2.2 km
- Tram or metro stop: Barbière 1.2 km
- Doctor or clinic 900 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Avignon 3.8 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 280 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 490 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Pontet 2/10
- Morières-lès-Avignon 5/10
- Vedène 4/10
- Sorgues 4/10
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon 8/10
- Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue 7/10
- Caumont-sur-Durance 6/10
- Le Thor 7/10
Mayors of Avignon since 2014
Avignon: Other right. Département president: Dominique Santoni (Union of the right)
Olivier GALZI · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Cécile HELLE · Other left
June 2020 – March 2026
Avignon ▲ +9% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Cécile HELLE · Union of the left
March 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
Avignon ▼ −3% · 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).
