Is Shimacho 1-chōme (Saitama-shi Minuma-ku) safe? Crime data, rent & livability
How safe is Shimacho 1-chōme? 2 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 40% of neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo (safety score: 71/100).
Shimacho 1-chōme is a neighborhood in Saitama-shi Minuma-ku, Japan, with 5 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Higashi-Omiya (20 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥45K–¥100K.
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Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥75K–¥151K
Getting around
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Total population
Census 2020 · age groups are for Saitama-shi Minuma-ku
Terrain (slopes & elevation)
The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.
Local amenities
Within walking distance
Childcare
Quiet
No major road or railway runs nearby, so it stays quiet.
Safety (crime data)
The local force publishes only a total for this block — 2 reported offences a year, without a breakdown by offence type. Annual counts per neighborhood from Metropolitan and prefectural police open data. Counts run higher where daytime foot traffic is heavy, so for a per-resident view see sonar's safety score (population-normalized). See the Greater Tokyo safety ranking →
Disaster risk (hazard map)
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Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.