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Is Nishihiratsuka (Tsukuba-shi) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
49
Bottom 6% in Greater Tokyo

How safe is Nishihiratsuka? 1 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 34% of neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo (safety score: 66/100).

Nishihiratsuka is a neighborhood in Tsukuba-shi, Japan, with 25 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Kenkyu-gakuen (33 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥50K–¥100K.

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Rent

¥50K–¥100K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥81K–¥176K

train

Getting around

33 min walk
Kenkyu-gakuen Sta. · Tsukuba Express

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people

Total population

138
Foreign residents 5 (3.6%)
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

Top 41%
Greater Tokyo · 53 pts
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Supermarket1
🏪
Convenience1
💊
Pharmacy5
🏥
Hospital6
🍴
Dining6

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Bottom 2%
Greater Tokyo · 0 pts
🧒Nurseries0
🏫Schools0
🌳Park0
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Noise sources nearby

Bottom 23%
Greater Tokyo · 75 pts
Road noiseNear a main road
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

There is a major arterial road. Worth checking for noise when you view a place.

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 34%
Greater Tokyo · 66 pts · 0.47 per 100 people/yr · 茨城県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft1
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 — 1 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.