Cholet, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 20,487 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 | 194 | 356.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 272 | 500 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 179 | 329 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 21 | 38.6 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 345 | 634.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 122 | 224.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 71 | 130.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 136 | 250 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 66 | 121.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 113 | 207.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 13 | 23.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 495 | 909.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 353 | 648.8 | 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 | 194 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 451 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 740 |
| Drugs | 126 |
| Damage and public order | 495 |
| Other | 353 |
Questions about crime in Cholet
- Is Cholet safe?
- Cholet: Safety 3 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 Cholet?
- Cholet: Weighted crime: 20,487 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Les Richardières 1.0 km
- School: Collège Joachim du Bellay 1.0 km
- School: École élémentaire Les Richardières 1.1 km
- School 1.1 km
- School: Lycée polyvalent Europe Robert Schuman 1.4 km
- Railway station: Cholet 3.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Unité de dialyse 1.4 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Cholet 2.0 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 2.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sèvremoine 5/10
- Beaupréau-en-Mauges 6/10
- Chemillé-en-Anjou 6/10
- Montrevault-sur-Èvre 8/10
- Lys-Haut-Layon 6/10
- Mauges-sur-Loire 6/10
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire 5/10
- Bellevigne-en-Layon 9/10
Mayors of Cholet since 2014
Cholet: Other centre. Département president: Florence Dabin (Other right)
Isabelle LEROY · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Gilles BOURDOULEIX · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Cholet ▲ +17% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gilles BOURDOULEIX · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Cholet ▼ −28% · France ▼ −13%
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).
