Clermont-l'Hérault, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 26,899 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 | 33 | 348.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 51 | 539.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 61 | 644.8 | 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 | 1,014.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 264.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 10 | 105.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 23 | 243.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 11 | 116.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 107 | 1,131 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 7 | 74 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 121 | 1,278.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 68 | 718.7 | 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 | 33 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 112 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 165 |
| Drugs | 114 |
| Damage and public order | 121 |
| Other | 68 |
Questions about crime in Clermont-l'Hérault
- Is Clermont-l'Hérault safe?
- Clermont-l'Hérault: Safety 2 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 Clermont-l'Hérault?
- Clermont-l'Hérault: Weighted crime: 26,899 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Jules Verne 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet de dermatologie 2.8 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Pasteur 19.6 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 3.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-André-de-Sangonis 5/10
- Gignac 3/10
- Lodève 1/10
- Pézenas 1/10
- Bédarieux 1/10
- Cournonterral 6/10
- Poussan 4/10
- Servian 5/10
Mayors of Clermont-l'Hérault since 2014
Clermont-l'Hérault: Other. Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Gérard BESSIERE · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Gérard BESSIERE · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Clermont-l'Hérault ▲ +64% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Salvador RUIZ · Other
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Clermont-l'Hérault ▼ −36% · France ▼ −12%
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).
