Châteaubriant, 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: 29,386 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 | 69 | 562.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 67 | 546.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 63 | 513.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 98 | 799.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 40 | 326.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 24 | 195.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 16 | 130.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 16 | 130.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 139 | 1,133.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 17 | 138.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 127 | 1,035.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 88 | 717.8 | 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 | 69 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 130 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 194 |
| Drugs | 156 |
| Damage and public order | 127 |
| Other | 88 |
Questions about crime in Châteaubriant
- Is Châteaubriant safe?
- Châteaubriant: 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 Châteaubriant?
- Châteaubriant: Weighted crime: 29,386 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Groupe scolaire de Béré 720 m
- School: École maternelle Béré 730 m
- School: École élémentaire Béré 780 m
- School: École primaire privée La Trinité 810 m
- School: École élémentaire Claude Monet 870 m
- Bus stop: Centre Commercial Rue Brient 1er 320 m
- Railway station: Châteaubriant 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic 920 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Châteaubriant 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Hyper U 260 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 490 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Vallons-de-l'Erdre 5/10
- Nort-sur-Erdre 5/10
- Guémené-Penfao 5/10
- Ligné 9/10
- Héric 9/10
- Saint-Mars-du-Désert 10/10
- Plessé 7/10
- Ancenis-Saint-Géréon 2/10
Mayors of Châteaubriant since 2014
Châteaubriant: Other right. Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
Alain HUNAULT · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Alain HUNAULT · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Châteaubriant ▲ +13% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Alain HUNAULT · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Châteaubriant ▼ −10% · 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).
