Besse-sur-Issole, 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: 20,098 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 | 6 | 192 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 22 | 704 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 15 | 480 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 12 | 384 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 9 | 288 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 9 | 288 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 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 | 27 | 864 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 18 | 576 | 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 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 37 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 27 |
| Other | 18 |
Questions about crime in Besse-sur-Issole
- Is Besse-sur-Issole safe?
- Besse-sur-Issole: 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 Besse-sur-Issole?
- Besse-sur-Issole: Weighted crime: 20,098 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.1 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Besse sur Issole 1.1 km
- School: École primaire 1.2 km
- School: Collège Frédéric Montenard 1.3 km
- School: École Victor Qunintius Thouron 1.6 km
- Railway station: Carnoules Les Platanes ( A.T.T.C.V. ). 3.2 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet d'infirmier Virieux Claudine 4.1 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Brignoles 12.0 km
- Supermarket: Super U 4.2 km
- Supermarket: Super U 4.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Rocbaron 8/10
- Brignoles 2/10
- Garéoult 6/10
- Le Luc 4/10
- Pierrefeu-du-Var 7/10
- Cuers 4/10
- Le Cannet-des-Maures 6/10
- Solliès-Pont 5/10
Mayors of Besse-sur-Issole since 2014
Besse-sur-Issole: no party label (small commune). Département president: Jean-Louis Masson (Union of the right)
Paul BRULETTI
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Eric COLLIN
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Besse-sur-Issole ▲ +9% · France ▼ −3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Claude PONZO · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Besse-sur-Issole ▲ +2% · France 0%
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).
