Bordeaux, 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: 35,562 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 | 760 | 283.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 1,009 | 376.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 1,364 | 509 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 68 | 25.4 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 1,026 | 382.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 10,468 | 3,906.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 1,159 | 432.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 842 | 314.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 5,612 | 2,094.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 366 | 136.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,809 | 675 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 360 | 134.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 3,946 | 1,472.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 2,442 | 911.2 | 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 | 760 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 2,373 |
| Robbery | 1,094 |
| Theft and burglary | 18,447 |
| Drugs | 2,169 |
| Damage and public order | 3,946 |
| Other | 2,442 |
Questions about crime in Bordeaux
- Is Bordeaux safe?
- Bordeaux: 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 Bordeaux?
- Bordeaux: Weighted crime: 35,562 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Pierre Trébod 260 m
- School: École élémentaire Albert Schweitzer 350 m
- School: École maternelle Albert Schweitzer 380 m
- School: Groupe Scolaire Jean Jaurès 410 m
- School: École élémentaire Jean Jaurès 440 m
- Bus stop: Ampère - Grand Parc 40 m
- Bus stop: Ampère - Grand Parc 60 m
- Bus stop: Boulevard Godard 120 m
- Railway station: Le Bouscat Sainte-Germaine 2.5 km
- Tram or metro stop: Grand Parc 750 m
- Doctor or clinic: Samir Bouhenika 740 m
- A&E: Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine 500 m
- Supermarket: Le Marché des Délices Bio 90 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 310 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Bordeaux since 2014
Bordeaux: Centre. Département president: Jean-Luc Gleyze (Socialist)
Thomas CAZENAVE · Centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Pierre HURMIC · Union of the left
July 2020 – March 2026
Bordeaux ▲ +16% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Nicolas FLORIAN
March 2019 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Alain JUPPE · Union of the right
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
