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Is Sumiyoshi 5-chōme (Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
56
Bottom 36% in Fukuoka
🧺 Convenience top 3%

How safe is Sumiyoshi 5-chōme? 12 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 21% of neighborhoods in Fukuoka (safety score: 65/100).

Sumiyoshi 5-chōme is a neighborhood in Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku, Japan, with 26 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Watanabe-dori (15 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥53K–¥96K.

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Rent

¥53K–¥96K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥65K–¥176K

train

Getting around

15 min walk
Watanabe-dori Sta. · Fukuoka Subway Nanakuma Line

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people

Total population

2,833
Foreign residents 110 (3.9%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 42.2
15%
18%
17%
15%
12%
9%
14%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

5m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

Top 3%
Fukuoka · 71 pts
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Supermarket2
🏪
Convenience5
💊
Pharmacy2
🌳
Park3
🏥
Hospital6
🍴
Dining4

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Bottom 23%
Fukuoka · 28 pts
🧒Nurseries0
🏫Schools3
🌳Park3

For families: 3 schools nearby.

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Quiet

Bottom 3%
Fukuoka · 61 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 21%
Fukuoka · 65 pts · 0.45 per 100 people/yr · 福岡県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft12
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 — 12 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 Fukuoka safety ranking →

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Disaster risk (hazard map)

2
floodFlood0.5〜1.0m
tsunamiTsunamiNone
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.