Ambarès-et-Lagrave, 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: 14,933 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 | 28 | 158.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 83 | 470.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 37 | 209.7 | 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 | 89 | 504.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 66 | 374.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 27 | 153 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 48 | 272 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 20 | 113.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 34 | 192.7 | 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 | 155 | 878.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 132 | 748.1 | 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 | 28 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 120 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 250 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 155 |
| Other | 132 |
Questions about crime in Ambarès-et-Lagrave
- Is Ambarès-et-Lagrave safe?
- Ambarès-et-Lagrave: 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 Ambarès-et-Lagrave?
- Ambarès-et-Lagrave: Weighted crime: 14,933 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 5/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Simone Veil 230 m
- School: École maternelle Charles Perrault 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Chapelle St Denis 160 m
- Bus stop: Chapelle St Denis 160 m
- Bus stop: Quinsus 160 m
- Railway station: La Grave-d'Ambarès 2.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Louis Betolaud 3.0 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive-Droite 9.8 km
- Supermarket: Super U 3.1 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 4.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bassens 4/10
- Carbon-Blanc 5/10
- Parempuyre 7/10
- Saint-Loubès 4/10
- Saint-André-de-Cubzac 3/10
- Ludon-Médoc 8/10
- Lormont 2/10
- Blanquefort 3/10
Mayors of Ambarès-et-Lagrave since 2014
Ambarès-et-Lagrave: Other. Département president: Jean-Luc Gleyze (Socialist)
David POULAIN · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Nordine GUENDEZ · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Ambarès-et-Lagrave ▲ +13% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel HERITIE · Socialist
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Ambarès-et-Lagrave ▼ −1% · 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).
