Villeneuve-lès-Béziers, 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: 13,979 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 15 | 333.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 13 | 288.9 | 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 | 49 | 1,088.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 16 | 355.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 244.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 11 | 244.4 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 9 | 200 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 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 | 52 | 1,155.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 33 | 733.3 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | 28 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 96 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 52 |
| Other | 33 |
Questions about crime in Villeneuve-lès-Béziers
- Is Villeneuve-lès-Béziers safe?
- Villeneuve-lès-Béziers: 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 Villeneuve-lès-Béziers?
- Villeneuve-lès-Béziers: Weighted crime: 13,979 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 Louis Aragon 590 m
- School: École primaire Georges Brassens 630 m
- School: École primaire Le Bouscarou 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre Municiapal de Santé 3.5 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Montimaran 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 560 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 900 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Villeneuve-lès-Béziers since 2014
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers: Other centre. Département president: Kléber Mesquida (Socialist)
Aurélie PACE · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Fabrice SOLANS · Greens and ecologists
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers ▲ +8% · France ▲ +16%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Paul GALONNIER · Other left
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Villeneuve-lès-Béziers ▼ −6% · France ▼ −16%
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).
