Hendaye, 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: 15,047 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 | 12 | 66.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 41 | 226.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 48 | 265.2 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 6 | 33.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 227 | 1,254 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 79 | 436.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 18 | 99.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 233 | 1,287.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 12 | 66.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 66 | 364.6 | 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 | 185 | 1,022 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 88 | 486.1 | 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 | 12 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 89 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 569 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 185 |
| Other | 88 |
Questions about crime in Hendaye
- Is Hendaye safe?
- Hendaye: 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 Hendaye?
- Hendaye: Weighted crime: 15,047 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School 590 m
- School 620 m
- School: École maternelle publique de Lissardy 640 m
- School: École maternelle d'Hendaye-plage 1.1 km
- School 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Hatchondo 100 m
- Bus stop: Hatchondo 130 m
- Bus stop: Orio 180 m
- Railway station: Deux-Jumeaux 760 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centre Belcenia 860 m
- A&E: Polyclinique Côte Basque Sud 10.7 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Urrugne 8/10
- Ciboure 7/10
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz 4/10
- Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 10/10
- Bidart 6/10
- Biarritz 3/10
- Ustaritz 6/10
- Anglet 6/10
Mayors of Hendaye since 2014
Hendaye: Union of the left. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Kotte ECENARRO · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Kotte ECENARRO · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Hendaye ▲ +63% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Kotte ECENARRO · Union of the left
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Hendaye ▼ −26% · 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).
