Port-Vendres, 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: 15,444 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 | 5 | 124.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 13 | 323.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 10 | 248.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 40 | 995.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 5 | 124.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 5 | 124.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 37 | 920.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 8 | 199.1 | 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 | 57 | 1,418.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 35 | 871.1 | 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 23 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 57 |
| Other | 35 |
Questions about crime in Port-Vendres
- Is Port-Vendres safe?
- Port-Vendres: 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 Port-Vendres?
- Port-Vendres: Weighted crime: 15,444 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Pasteur 1.7 km
- School: École maternelle Joseph Parès 1.7 km
- School: Collège de la Côte Vermeille 1.8 km
- Railway station: Port-Vendres 1.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison médicale Cal Metge 1.2 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Médipôle Saint-Roch 24.9 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Express 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Argelès-sur-Mer 1/10
- Saint-Cyprien 4/10
- Elne 2/10
- Saleilles 9/10
- Canet-en-Roussillon 2/10
- Le Boulou 1/10
- Cabestany 5/10
- Pollestres 5/10
Mayors of Port-Vendres since 2014
Port-Vendres: Other right. Département president: Hermeline Malherbe (Union of the left)
Grégory MARTY · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Grégory MARTY · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Port-Vendres ▼ −9% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Pierre ROMERO · Union of the right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Port-Vendres ▲ +1% · France ▲ +1%
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).
