One of Paris's most heavily documented problem quartiers in the national press: Barbès and Château Rouge have long-running, repeatedly reported open-air dealing of cigarettes, drugs and counterfeit goods, and residents describe having to navigate around trafficking right outside their homes (Europe1, Dec 2025/updated Feb 2026). Daytime street life and markets are intense but generally manageable with normal caution; after dark the documented dealing and occasional violent incidents make this a genuinely higher-risk quartier at night. Sources checked: Europe1, 9 Dec 2025 (updated 9 Feb 2026).
Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) — Paris, France
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Average day
Higher caution advised 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 Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) safe?
Wandroz currently rates Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) in Paris as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative 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 Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) safe at night?
At night, Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative 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 Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.)'s day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Paris) 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 18th arr., not Goutte-d'Or (18e 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 Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.)?
Not an official government crime feed — Goutte-d'Or (18e 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 Goutte-d'Or (18e arr.) well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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