Orthez, 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: 18,630 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 | 43 | 395.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 28 | 257.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 41 | 376.8 | 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 | 55 | 505.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 229.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 101.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 9 | 82.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 11 | 101.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 38 | 349.2 | 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 | 100 | 919 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 70 | 643.3 | 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 | 43 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 69 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 111 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 100 |
| Other | 70 |
Questions about crime in Orthez
- Is Orthez safe?
- Orthez: 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 Orthez?
- Orthez: Weighted crime: 18,630 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: 8/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle publique Chaussée de Dax 330 m
- School: École élémentaire Chaussée de Dax 330 m
- School: Lycée Jeanne d'Arc 660 m
- School: Collège Moncade 670 m
- School: École Notre-Dame 690 m
- Bus stop: Orthez - Avenue des Tilleuls 140 m
- Bus stop: Orthez - Avenue Henri IV (Impôts) 300 m
- Bus stop 370 m
- Railway station: Orthez 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre Médical 1.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Orthez 1.0 km
- Supermarket: Coccinelle Supermarché 660 m
- Supermarket: E.Leclerc 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Orthez since 2014
Orthez: Other. Département president: Jean-Jacques Lasserre (Union of the right)
Benjamin MOUTET · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Emmanuel HANON · Socialist
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Orthez ▲ +3% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Emmanuel HANON · Socialist
December 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Yves DARRIGRAND · Other left
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
