5Pessac
Pessac, 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: 13,947 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 | 87 | 129.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 170 | 252.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 108 | 160.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 13 | 19.3 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 48 | 71.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 563 | 836.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 355 | 527.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 60 | 89.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 494 | 733.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 123 | 182.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 79 | 117.3 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 13 | 19.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 598 | 888 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 412 | 611.8 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 87 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 278 |
| Robbery | 61 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,595 |
| Drugs | 92 |
| Damage and public order | 598 |
| Other | 412 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École élementaire Cap de Bos 540 m
- School: École maternelle La Farandole 1.1 km
- School: École maternelle Le Colombier 1.4 km
- School: École élémentaire Pierre Castaing 1.5 km
- School: École primaire Pierre Castaing 1.5 km
- Bus stop 90 m
- Bus stop: Village Cap de Bos 90 m
- Bus stop 120 m
- Railway station: Pessac-Alouette 1.9 km
- Tram or metro stop: France Alouette 2.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Laurence MARTINAUD 380 m
- A&E: Hôpital Haut-Lévêque 1.4 km
- Supermarket: ATLANTIC ACCESSOIRES DIFFUSION - Groupauto 170 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 750 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Canéjan 6/10
- Mérignac 4/10
- Gradignan 4/10
- Talence 4/10
- Cestas 6/10
- Léognan 6/10
- Le Haillan 5/10
- Villenave-d'Ornon 4/10
