Castelnaudary, 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: 19,267 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 | 24 | 197.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 44 | 362.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 54 | 444.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 143 | 1,176.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 50 | 411.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 23 | 189.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 44 | 362.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 10 | 82.3 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 64 | 526.7 | 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 | 139 | 1,143.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 58 | 477.3 | 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 98 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 270 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 139 |
| Other | 58 |
Questions about crime in Castelnaudary
- Is Castelnaudary safe?
- Castelnaudary: 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 Castelnaudary?
- Castelnaudary: Weighted crime: 19,267 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: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle le Petit Prince 470 m
- School: Collège Blaise d'Auriol 490 m
- School: École primaire de l'Est 520 m
- School: École primaire privée Jeanne d'Arc 560 m
- School: Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc 560 m
- Bus stop: Castelnaudary - Boulevard Mauléon 380 m
- Railway station: Castelnaudary 1.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Vaccination Covid-19 400 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Castelnaudary 320 m
- Supermarket: Spar 640 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Carcassonne 2/10
- Limoux 3/10
- Trèbes 6/10
- Lézignan-Corbières 3/10
- Sigean 4/10
- Narbonne 2/10
- Coursan 5/10
- Port-la-Nouvelle 1/10
Mayors of Castelnaudary since 2014
Castelnaudary: Other left. Département president: Hélène Sandragné (Union of the left)
Philippe GREFFIER · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrick MAUGARD · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Castelnaudary ▲ +17% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick MAUGARD · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Castelnaudary 0% · 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).
