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Is Shimoyamato 1-chōme (Fukuoka-shi Nishi-ku) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
62
Top 39% in Fukuoka

How safe is Shimoyamato 1-chōme? 3 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 45% of neighborhoods in Fukuoka (safety score: 88/100).

Shimoyamato 1-chōme is a neighborhood in Fukuoka-shi Nishi-ku, Japan, with 14 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Shimoyamato (14 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥47K–¥84K.

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Rent

¥47K–¥84K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥54K–¥146K

train

Getting around

14 min walk
Shimoyamato Sta. · JR Chikuhi Line

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people

Total population

1,796
Foreign residents 13 (0.7%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 44.4
20%
11%
12%
15%
13%
11%
18%
~1940s70+

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

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

3m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

Top 27%
Fukuoka · 30 pts
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Convenience1
💊
Pharmacy2
🌳
Park1
🏥
Hospital2
🍴
Dining2

Within walking distance

child_care

Childcare

Top 23%
Fukuoka · 58 pts
🧒Nurseries3
🏫Schools3
🌳Park1

For families: 3 nurseries/kindergartens, 3 schools nearby.

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Noise sources nearby

Bottom 9%
Fukuoka · 72 pts
Road noiseNear a highway
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

There is an expressway. Worth checking for noise when you view a place.

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 45%
Fukuoka · 88 pts · 0.16 per 100 people/yr · 福岡県警察 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft3
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 — 3 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.