Mèze, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 16,137 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 | 25 | 197.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 59 | 465.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 20 | 157.9 | 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 | 96 | 757.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 31 | 244.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 16 | 126.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 35 | 276.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 20 | 157.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 56 | 442 | 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 | 118 | 931.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 107 | 844.6 | 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 | 25 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 79 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 198 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 118 |
| Other | 107 |
Questions about crime in Mèze
- Is Mèze safe?
- Mèze: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above 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 Mèze?
- Mèze: Weighted crime: 16,137 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École Maternelle Publique Jules Verne 1.4 km
- School: École élémentaire Jules Verne 1.5 km
- School: Groupe scolaire Jules Verne 1.5 km
- School: École élémentaire privée Calandréta de Mesa 1.5 km
- School: Collège Jean Jaurès 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet du Dr. Isabelle Picard-Bastide 1.6 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier du Bassin de Thau 7.3 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 980 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sète 3/10
- Balaruc-les-Bains 3/10
- Marseillan 2/10
- Poussan 4/10
- Florensac 3/10
- Gigean 3/10
- Frontignan 4/10
- Pézenas 1/10
Mayors of Mèze since 2014
Mèze: Other centre. Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Thierry BAËZA · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Thierry BAËZA · Other centre
December 2021 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Mèze ▲ +10% · France ▲ +14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Henry FRICOU · Other
July 2020 – December 2021
excludes types not published for this commune
Mèze ▲ +20% · France ▲ +8%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Henry FRICOU · Other left
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Mèze ▼ −11% · France ▼ −13%
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).
