Bayonne, 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: 23,813 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 | 94 | 173.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 144 | 265.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 271 | 499 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 112 | 206.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,513 | 2,786.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 101 | 186 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 134 | 246.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 286 | 526.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 67 | 123.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 253 | 465.9 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 56 | 103.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 767 | 1,412.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 414 | 762.3 | 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 | 94 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 415 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 2,101 |
| Drugs | 309 |
| Damage and public order | 767 |
| Other | 414 |
Questions about crime in Bayonne
- Is Bayonne safe?
- Bayonne: 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 Bayonne?
- Bayonne: Weighted crime: 23,813 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École Gisèle Halimi 410 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Pierre 590 m
- School: École primaire Basté Quiéta 860 m
- School: École maternelle Simone Veil 970 m
- School: Collège privé Saint-Joseph 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Resplandy 160 m
- Bus stop: Resplandy 160 m
- Bus stop: Napoleon 330 m
- Railway station: Bayonne 1.6 km
- Doctor or clinic 380 m
- A&E: Clinique Belharra 960 m
- Supermarket: Biocoop Bio Etika 690 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 840 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Pierre-d'Irube 9/10
- Anglet 6/10
- Boucau 7/10
- Mouguerre 10/10
- Biarritz 3/10
- Ustaritz 6/10
- Bidart 6/10
- Cambo-les-Bains 7/10
Mayors of Bayonne since 2014
Bayonne: Other centre. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Jean-René ETCHEGARAY · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-René ETCHEGARAY · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bayonne ▲ +67% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-René ETCHEGARAY · Union of the right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Bayonne ▼ −33% · 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).
