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Is Gakuemminami 1-chōme (Tsukuba-shi) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
61
Bottom 29% in Greater Tokyo

How safe is Gakuemminami 1-chōme? 4 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 19% of neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo (safety score: 59/100).

Gakuemminami 1-chōme is a neighborhood in Tsukuba-shi, Japan, with 23 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Kenkyu-gakuen (12 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥51K–¥101K.

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Rent

¥51K–¥101K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥82K–¥178K

train

Getting around

12 min walk
Kenkyu-gakuen Sta. · Tsukuba Express

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people

Total population

653
Foreign residents 19 (2.9%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 42.4
21%
12%
14%
16%
12%
10%
15%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Tsukuba-shi

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

21m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

The ground barely rises, so walking or cycling from the station is easy.

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Local amenities

Bottom 44%
Greater Tokyo · 39 pts
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Convenience3
💊
Pharmacy2
🌳
Park3
🏥
Hospital1
🍴
Dining4

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Bottom 30%
Greater Tokyo · 48 pts
🧒Nurseries2
🏫Schools2
🌳Park3

For families: 2 schools, 4 cram schools nearby.

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Quiet

Top 40%
Greater Tokyo · 96 pts
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseFar from tracks
Night noiseNone

No major road or railway runs nearby, so it stays quiet.

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 19%
Greater Tokyo · 59 pts · 0.61 per 100 people/yr · 茨城県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft4
infoViolent crime isn't disclosed at the neighborhood level, so it isn't reflected in this score.

The local force publishes only a total for this block — 4 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 →

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

0
floodFloodNone
tsunamiTsunamiNone
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surgeNone
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Scored from police, municipal and OpenStreetMap open data, using the same formula for every neighborhood.

Sources: OpenStreetMap, National Police Agency open data, MLIT hazard maps, and the Real Estate Information Library, aggregated per neighborhood. May differ from current conditions.