Le Pouliguen, 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: 16,638 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 | 9 | 215.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 11 | 263.6 | 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 | 38 | 910.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 48 | 1,150.3 | 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 | 29 | 694.9 | 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 | 1,246.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 36 | 862.7 | 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 | 9 |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 52 |
| Other | 36 |
Questions about crime in Le Pouliguen
- Is Le Pouliguen safe?
- Le Pouliguen: 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 Le Pouliguen?
- Le Pouliguen: Weighted crime: 16,638 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle publique Victor Hugo 190 m
- School: École élémentaire publique Paul Lesage 330 m
- School: École primaire privée Sainte-Marie 450 m
- School: Collège Jules Verne 710 m
- Bus stop: Clemenceau 130 m
- Bus stop: Clemenceau 150 m
- Bus stop: Océan 230 m
- Railway station: Le Pouliguen 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Marie Laure Schweitzer 920 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Saint-Nazaire 13.1 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 630 m
- Supermarket: La Vie Claire 660 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Baule-Escoublac 3/10
- Guérande 6/10
- Pornichet 6/10
- Saint-André-des-Eaux 8/10
- Saint-Lyphard 8/10
- Saint-Nazaire 3/10
- Trignac 3/10
- Saint-Brevin-les-Pins 5/10
Mayors of Le Pouliguen since 2014
Le Pouliguen: Other centre. Département president: Michel Ménard (Union of the left)
Norbert SAMAMA · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Norbert SAMAMA · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Pouliguen ▼ −30% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Yves LAINE · The Republicans
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Le Pouliguen ▲ +49% · 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).
