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Safest neighborhoods in Kobe: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Kobe using official police open data (recorded crimes), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Kobe-shi Higashinada-ku (7) and Kobe-shi Kita-ku (4).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Kobe-shi Kita-kuArinocho Karato0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,397 · 22 min walk to Karatodai Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  2. 2Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuKamitakamaru 3-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,209 · 30 min walk to Sanyo Tarumi Sta.0.01per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  3. 3Kobe-shi Nishi-kuGakuenhigashimachi 1-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,872 · 6 min walk to Gakuentoshi Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr96% below the metro average
  4. 4Kobe-shi Kita-kuKitagoyo 2-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,621 · 7 min walk to Nishi Suzurandai Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  5. 5Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuMotoyamaminamimachi 5-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,580 · 7 min walk to Ogi Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  6. 6Kobe-shi Chuo-kuKumochicho 4-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,491 · 4 min walk to Shin-Kobe Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  7. 7Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuSumiyoshihommachi 3-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,110 · 11 min walk to Mikage Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr91% below the metro average
  8. 8Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuAsahigaoka 1-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,443 · 8 min walk to Sanyo Tarumi Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr95% below the metro average
  9. 9Kobe-shi Suma-kuMinamiochiai 1-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,315 · 12 min walk to Myohoji Sta.0.02per 100 people/yr94% below the metro average
  10. 10Kobe-shi Kita-kuSuzurandainishimachi 4-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,186 · 6 min walk to Suzurandai Nishi-guchi Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr93% below the metro average
  11. 11Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuHonjocho 3-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,064 · 7 min walk to Fukae Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr93% below the metro average
  12. 12Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuKoyochonaka 7-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,998 · 6 min walk to Marine Park Sta.0.07per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  13. 13Kobe-shi Suma-kuKitaochiai 1-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,520 · 13 min walk to Myodani Sta.0.04per 100 people/yr88% below the metro average
  14. 14Kobe-shi Chuo-kuNakayamatedori 7-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,702 · 10 min walk to Hanakuma Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  15. 15Kobe-shi Kita-kuYamadachoshimotanigami2 recorded crimes/year · population 3,061 · 22 min walk to Tanigami Sta.0.05per 100 people/yr86% below the metro average
  16. 16Kobe-shi Tarumi-kuNishimaiko 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,855 · 3 min walk to Nishi-Maiko Sta.0.05per 100 people/yr86% below the metro average
  17. 17Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuMotoyamanakamachi 3-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,490 · 8 min walk to Settsu-Motoyama Sta.0.04per 100 people/yr88% below the metro average
  18. 18Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuMotoyamakitamachi 6-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,009 · 4 min walk to Okamoto Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr92% below the metro average
  19. 19Kobe-shi Nada-kuOishihigashimachi 6-chōme0.3 recorded crimes/year · population 987 · 3 min walk to Oishi Sta.0.03per 100 people/yr92% below the metro average
  20. 20Kobe-shi Higashinada-kuSumiyoshimiyamachi 3-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,386 · 7 min walk to Sumiyoshi Sta.0.04per 100 people/yr88% below the metro average

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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; unpopulated areas are excluded (one entry per neighborhood).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.