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Is Shimohoya 3-chōme (Nishitokyo-shi) safe? Crime data, rent & livability

Overall score
69
Top 44% in Greater Tokyo

How safe is Shimohoya 3-chōme? 9 crimes were reported in 2024. Adjusted for population, it ranks in the least safe 34% of neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo (safety score: 66/100).

Shimohoya 3-chōme is a neighborhood in Nishitokyo-shi, Japan, with 19 everyday amenities within walking distance. Nearest station: Hoya (9 min walk). Rent for one or two people runs ¥58K–¥129K.

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Rent

¥58K–¥129K
Single / couple (Studio–1LDK)

Family (2LDK–3LDK) ¥89K–¥194K

train

Getting around

9 min walk
Hoya Sta. · Seibu Ikebukuro Line

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people

Total population

2,061
Foreign residents 20 (1.0%)
Resident age groupsAvg. age 45.8
17%
11%
12%
15%
15%
11%
19%
~1940s70+

Census 2020 · age groups are for Nishitokyo-shi

terrain

Terrain (slopes & elevation)

50m
Mostly flat
FlatSteep

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

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Local amenities

Bottom 47%
Greater Tokyo · 41 pts
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Supermarket1
🏪
Convenience2
🌳
Park3
🏥
Hospital1
🍴
Dining2

Within walking distance

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Childcare

Top 37%
Greater Tokyo · 68 pts
🧒Nurseries6
🏫Schools4
🌳Park3

For families: 6 nurseries/kindergartens, 4 schools nearby.

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Quiet

Top 15%
Greater Tokyo · 100 pts
Road noiseNone
Railway noiseNone
Night noiseNone

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

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Safety (crime data)

Bottom 34%
Greater Tokyo · 66 pts · 0.42 per 100 people/yr · 警視庁 2024年
CautionArea avgSafe
Bag snatching / Bike theft9

The local force publishes only a total for this block — 9 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)

1
floodFlood0.5〜1.0m
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.