Val-de-Cognac, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 in France · 8/10 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: 6,675 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 13 | 374.5 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 11 | 316.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 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 | 11 | 316.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 12 | 345.7 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 11 |
| Other | 12 |
Questions about crime in Val-de-Cognac
- Is Val-de-Cognac safe?
- Val-de-Cognac: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very low 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 Val-de-Cognac?
- Val-de-Cognac: Weighted crime: 6,675 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Paul Garandeau 1.4 km
- School: École primaire Paul Garandeau 1.4 km
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Eustelle 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic 1.8 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier intercommunal du Pays de Cognac 9.2 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 4.8 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 5.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Cognac 2/10
- Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 5/10
- La Couronne 1/10
- Angoulême 1/10
- Gond-Pontouvre 5/10
- Champniers 4/10
- L'Isle-d'Espagnac 6/10
- Soyaux 3/10
Mayors of Val-de-Cognac since 2014
Val-de-Cognac: no party label (small commune). Département president: Jérôme Sourisseau (Other centre)
Jean-Marc GIRARDEAU
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Marc GIRARDEAU
January 2024 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▼ −37% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean Luc MEUNIER
October 2021 – January 2024
commune merged in 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▲ +20% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Marc GIRARDEAU
May 2020 – January 2024
commune merged in 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▲ +116% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique SOUCHAUD
May 2020 – October 2021
commune merged in 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▲ +63% · France ▼ −3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alain RIFFAUD · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▼ −1% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique SOUCHAUD · Other
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2024
excludes types not published for this commune
Val-de-Cognac ▼ −1% · 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).
