Bandol, 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: 21,650 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 | 14 | 169.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 47 | 568.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 28 | 338.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 6 | 72.6 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 103 | 1,245.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 48 | 580.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 27 | 326.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 34 | 411.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 217.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 35 | 423.4 | 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 | 101 | 1,221.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 76 | 919.3 | 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 75 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft and burglary | 230 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 101 |
| Other | 76 |
Questions about crime in Bandol
- Is Bandol safe?
- Bandol: 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 Bandol?
- Bandol: Weighted crime: 21,650 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle du Bois Maurin 630 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Raimu 860 m
- School: Collège Raimu 950 m
- School: École primaire Octave Maurel 1.1 km
- School: École maternelle Octave Maurel 1.2 km
- Bus stop: Les Mouettes 100 m
- Bus stop: Les Mouettes 100 m
- Bus stop: Les Mouettes/Rossignols 150 m
- Railway station: Bandol 750 m
- Doctor or clinic 480 m
- A&E: Clinique Malartic 10.5 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 420 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 860 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sanary-sur-Mer 4/10
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 3/10
- La Cadière-d'Azur 8/10
- Le Castellet 5/10
- Ollioules 4/10
- Six-Fours-les-Plages 6/10
- Le Beausset 6/10
- La Seyne-sur-Mer 3/10
Mayors of Bandol since 2014
Bandol: Other right. Département president: Jean-Louis Masson (Union of the right)
Franck BERTONCINI · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Paul JOSEPH · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bandol ▲ +4% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Paul JOSEPH · Union of the right
December 2015 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Jean-Paul JOSEPH · Union of the right
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).
