Périgueux, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 6/10 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: 31,942 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 | 103 | 354.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 262 | 901.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 161 | 554.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 36 | 123.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 386 | 1,328.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 66 | 227.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 58 | 199.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 113 | 388.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 35 | 120.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 332 | 1,142.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 41 | 141.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 415 | 1,428.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 221 | 760.6 | 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 | 103 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 423 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 658 |
| Drugs | 373 |
| Damage and public order | 415 |
| Other | 221 |
Questions about crime in Périgueux
- Is Périgueux safe?
- Périgueux: Safety 1 out of 10 (High 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 Périgueux?
- Périgueux: Weighted crime: 31,942 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: LPO Albert Claveille Lycée des Métiers de l'Ingénierie Industrielle et de l'Automobile 390 m
- School: École maternelle du Clos Chassaing 520 m
- School: École maternelle Le Toulon 540 m
- School 550 m
- School: École maternelle du Toulon 550 m
- Bus stop 150 m
- Bus stop: Restaurant Universitaire 230 m
- Bus stop: Verdun 240 m
- Railway station: Périgueux 770 m
- Doctor or clinic 220 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Périgueux 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Local Troc Campus / Studfood 630 m
- Supermarket: E.Leclerc 790 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Coulounieix-Chamiers 6/10
- Trélissac 6/10
- Boulazac Isle Manoire 6/10
- Saint-Astier 5/10
- Bergerac 3/10
- Terrasson-Lavilledieu 3/10
- Montpon-Ménestérol 3/10
- Sarlat-la-Canéda 2/10
Mayors of Périgueux since 2014
Périgueux: Other right. Département president: Germinal Peiro (Socialist)
Michel CADET · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Delphine LABAILS · Union of the left
June 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Périgueux ▲ +8% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Antoine AUDI · Union of the right
about June 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Périgueux ▲ +3% · 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).
