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Is Naniwahigashi 2-chōme (Osaka-shi Naniwa-ku) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
61
Top 49% in Kansai
🧒 Childcare top 10%

How safe is Naniwahigashi 2-chōme? 2 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 43% of neighborhoods in Kansai (safety score: 70/100).

Naniwahigashi 2-chōme is a neighborhood in Osaka-shi Naniwa-ku, Japan, with 21 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Ashiharabashi (4 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥59K–¥129K.

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Rent

¥59K–¥129K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥81K–¥189K

train

Getting around

4 min walk
Ashiharabashi Sta. · JR Osaka Loop Line

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people

Total population

531
Foreign residents 60 (11.3%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 42.3
10%
23%
21%
14%
10%
8%
14%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Osaka-shi Naniwa-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

1m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

Bottom 39%
Kansai · 17 pts
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Convenience1
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Park4
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Hospital1
Café1

Within walking distance

child_care

Childcare

Top 10%
Kansai · 81 pts
🧒Nurseries5
🏫Schools7
🌳Park4

For families: 5 nurseries/kindergartens, 7 schools nearby.

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Noise sources nearby

Bottom 23%
Kansai · 77 pts
Road noiseNear a major road
Railway noiseVery close to tracks
Night noiseNone

There is a main road and an elevated railway about 107 m away. Worth checking for noise when you view a place.

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 43%
Kansai · 70 pts · 0.36 per 100 people/yr · 大阪府警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft2
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 — 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 Kansai safety ranking →

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

3
floodFlood0.5〜1.0m
tsunamiTsunamiInundation
landslideLandslideNone
wavesStorm surge1.0m+
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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.