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Safest neighborhoods in Osaka & Kansai: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara) using official police open data (recorded crimes, 2024), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Kakogawa-shi (7) and Joyo-shi (4). (updated 2026-07-11)

  1. 1Toyonaka-shiKamishinden 1-chōme7 min walk to Senri-Chuo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 20,462 residents
  2. 2Kakogawa-shiHiraokacho Shinzaike5 min walk to Higashi Kakogawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 15,418 residents
  3. 3Mino-shiMinoo50 min walk to Minoh Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 10,452 residents
  4. 4Kakogawa-shiHiraokacho Tsuchiyama15 min walk to Tsuchiyama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,863 residents
  5. 5Joyo-shiTerada10 min walk to Joyo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,062 residents
  6. 6Kakogawa-shiNoguchicho Kitano20 min walk to Higashi Kakogawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 8,051 residents
  7. 7Suita-shiYamada Nishi 1-chōme30 min walk to Kishibe Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,843 residents
  8. 8Joyo-shiTerada14 min walk to Terada Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,740 residents
  9. 9Takasago-shiYonedacho Yoneda12 min walk to Hoden Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,738 residents
  10. 10Kakogawa-shiOnoecho Kuchiri2 min walk to Hamanomiya Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,517 residents
  11. 11Kakogawa-shiNoguchicho Nagasuna20 min walk to Hamanomiya Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,062 residents
  12. 12Kakogawa-shiKakogawacho Inaya21 min walk to Onoenomatsu Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,060 residents
  13. 13Joyo-shiTono17 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,926 residents
  14. 14Yawata-shiYawata Shinade9 min walk to Iwashimizu-Hachimangu Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,842 residents
  15. 15Kakogawa-shiHiraokacho Futamata17 min walk to Higashi Kakogawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,627 residents
  16. 16Akashi-shiOkubocho Okubomachi19 min walk to Nakayagi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,525 residents
  17. 17Ashiya-shiAsahigaokacho21 min walk to Ashiyagawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,383 residents
  18. 18Akashi-shiOkubocho Taniyagi9 min walk to Nakayagi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,350 residents
  19. 19Joyo-shi寺田南寺田25 min walk to Nagaike Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,327 residents
  20. 20Takarazuka-shiNogami 1-chōme7 min walk to Sasegawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,308 residents

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Methodology

Source: Crime open data from the Metropolitan Police Department and prefectural police. Ranked with the same objective scores as the sonar app; uninhabitable areas are excluded (one entry per town).The safety ranking only includes neighborhoods with measured crime statistics — estimates are never ranked.For detailed sources and data vintages, see the privacy policy & sources.