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Safest neighborhoods in Osaka City: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Osaka using official police open data (recorded crimes), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked.

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Osaka-shi Kita-kuNakatsu 2-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,818 · 11 min walk to Nakatsu Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr89% below the metro average
  2. 2Osaka-shi Asahi-kuShimmori 1-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,516 · 6 min walk to Morishoji Sta.0.08per 100 people/yr86% below the metro average
  3. 3Osaka-shi Yodogawa-kuJuhachijo 1-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · population 3,085 · 14 min walk to Higashi-Mikuni Sta.0.07per 100 people/yr86% below the metro average
  4. 4Osaka-shi Joto-kuNakahama 1-chōme0.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,467 · 10 min walk to Shigino Sta.0.05per 100 people/yr91% below the metro average
  5. 5Osaka-shi Joto-kuSekime 4-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,997 · 9 min walk to Sekime Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr84% below the metro average
  6. 6Osaka-shi Tsurumi-kuMidori 3-chōme1.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,693 · 12 min walk to Shimmori-Furuichi Sta.0.07per 100 people/yr87% below the metro average
  7. 7Osaka-shi Asahi-kuTakadono 3-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,484 · 9 min walk to Sekime-Takadono Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  8. 8Osaka-shi Abeno-kuAsahimachi 3-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,884 · 6 min walk to Abeno Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  9. 9Osaka-shi Higashiyodogawa-kuItakano 1-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,609 · 8 min walk to Itakano Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  10. 10Osaka-shi Yodogawa-kuHigashimikuni 3-chōme6 recorded crimes/year · population 5,049 · 10 min walk to Higashi-Mikuni Sta.0.11per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  11. 11Osaka-shi Higashisumiyoshi-kuHigashitanabe 3-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,805 · 6 min walk to Harinakano Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  12. 12Osaka-shi Higashisumiyoshi-kuMinamitanabe 3-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,745 · 12 min walk to Minami-Tanabe Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  13. 13Osaka-shi Suminoe-kuNankokita 1-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · population 4,056 · 10 min walk to Trade Center-mae Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  14. 14Osaka-shi Joto-kuImafukunishi 6-chōme5.7 recorded crimes/year · population 4,499 · 9 min walk to Gamo 4-chome Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr77% below the metro average
  15. 15Osaka-shi Abeno-kuAioidori 1-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,659 · 16 min walk to Kishinosato-tamade Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  16. 16Osaka-shi Hirano-kuHiranohommachi 5-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,169 · 17 min walk to Hirano Sta.0.08per 100 people/yr85% below the metro average
  17. 17Osaka-shi Fukushima-kuNoda 5-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 1,788 · 8 min walk to Tamagawa Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  18. 18Osaka-shi Higashiyodogawa-kuHigashiawaji 1-chōme5.3 recorded crimes/year · population 3,874 · 13 min walk to Awaji Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr76% below the metro average
  19. 19Osaka-shi Minato-kuChikko 1-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,094 · 4 min walk to Osakako Sta.0.08per 100 people/yr86% below the metro average
  20. 20Osaka-shi Tsurumi-kuTsurumi 1-chōme6.3 recorded crimes/year · population 4,388 · 11 min walk to Imafuku-Tsurumi Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr75% 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.