Balaruc-le-Vieux, 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: 15,856 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 | 5 | 182.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 7 | 255.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 62 | 2,265.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 9 | 328.8 | 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 | 14 | 511.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 29 | 1,059.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 19 | 694.2 | 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Damage and public order | 29 |
| Other | 19 |
Questions about crime in Balaruc-le-Vieux
- Is Balaruc-le-Vieux safe?
- Balaruc-le-Vieux: 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 Balaruc-le-Vieux?
- Balaruc-le-Vieux: Weighted crime: 15,856 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle 950 m
- School: École élémentaire du Mûrier Blanc 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Unité de Santé Balarucoise 2.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier du Bassin de Thau 6.9 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 490 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 500 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Balaruc-les-Bains 3/10
- Gigean 3/10
- Poussan 4/10
- Frontignan 4/10
- Fabrègues 4/10
- Mèze 4/10
- Sète 3/10
- Cournonterral 6/10
Mayors of Balaruc-le-Vieux since 2014
Balaruc-le-Vieux: no party label (small commune). Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Christian RUIS
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Norbert CHAPLIN
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Balaruc-le-Vieux ▲ +32% · France ▼ −4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Norbert CHAPLIN · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Balaruc-le-Vieux ▼ −26% · France 0%
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).
