Challans, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 14,077 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 | 39 | 170 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 72 | 313.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 61 | 265.9 | 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 | 143 | 623.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 49 | 213.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 36 | 156.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 49 | 213.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 23 | 100.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 70 | 305.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 16 | 69.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 203 | 884.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 132 | 575.3 | 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 | 39 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 133 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 300 |
| Drugs | 86 |
| Damage and public order | 203 |
| Other | 132 |
Questions about crime in Challans
- Is Challans safe?
- Challans: Safety 5 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 Challans?
- Challans: Weighted crime: 14,077 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: 7/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École Élémentaire Publique La Melière 1.8 km
- School: École maternelle La Mélière 1.8 km
- School: École primaire privée de l'Alliance 1.8 km
- School: Collège privé Saint-Joseph 2.0 km
- Railway station: Challans 2.6 km
- Doctor or clinic 2.9 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Loire-Vendée-Océan - Site de Challans 2.6 km
- Supermarket: Hyper U 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 3.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Garnache 7/10
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 4/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Monts 2/10
- Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 3/10
- Aizenay 7/10
- Bretignolles-sur-Mer 6/10
- Le Poiré-sur-Vie 8/10
- Les Achards 9/10
Mayors of Challans since 2014
Challans: Other centre. Département president: Alain Leboeuf (Other right)
Alexandre HUVET · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Rémi PASCREAU · Other centre
June 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Challans ▲ +15% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Serge RONDEAU · Other right
March 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Challans ▼ −3% · 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).
