On the evening of 8 November 2025, a 14-year-old was attacked and cut by four assailants on avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot (around 7:50pm) as part of what press described as a 'rixe entre bandes' (rival-gang confrontation); a second teenager was stabbed in a related incident the same night, and several suspects were arrested. This falls within Bel-Air. It reads as an isolated, youth-gang-linked flare-up rather than a recurring pattern for the quartier as a whole, so it's flagged for evenings without pushing to red; daytime shows nothing of concern. Sources checked: Le Parisien (via CNews/Fdesouche relay), rixe entre bandes, rue/avenue Michel-Bizot, 8 Nov 2025.
Bel-Air (12e arr.) — Paris, France
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No concerns found day
Average night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Paris publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bel-Air (12e arr.) safe?
Wandroz currently rates Bel-Air (12e arr.) in Paris as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report during the day and roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Paris publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Bel-Air (12e arr.) safe at night?
At night, Bel-Air (12e arr.) is rated as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is Bel-Air (12e arr.) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Bel-Air (12e arr.)'s day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches 12th arr., not Bel-Air (12e arr.) specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for Bel-Air (12e arr.)?
Not an official government crime feed — Bel-Air (12e arr.)'s rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Bel-Air (12e arr.) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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