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Safest neighborhoods in Saitama: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Saitama Prefecture 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 Saitama-shi Urawa-ku (6) and Saitama-shi Chuo-ku (4). (updated 2026-08-06)

  1. 1Saitama-shi Kita-kuOnaricho11 min walk to Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,215 residents
  2. 2Saitama-shi Kita-kuKushihikicho13 min walk to Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,037 residents
  3. 3Tokorozawa-shiKotobukicho10 min walk to Tokorozawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,446 residents
  4. 4Fujimi-shiMizutanihigashi 2-chōme24 min walk to Yanasegawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,147 residents
  5. 5Kawaguchi-shiIizuka 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 4,049｜8 min walk to Kawaguchi Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr95% below the metro average
  6. 6Saitama-shi Urawa-kuKozancho22 min walk to Yono Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,888 residents
  7. 7Tokorozawa-shiNishitokorozawa 2-chōme7 min walk to Nishi-Tokorozawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,848 residents
  8. 8Saitama-shi Urawa-kuDaito 2-chōme30 min walk to Kita-Urawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,830 residents
  9. 9Saitama-shi Chuo-kuHommachinishi 3-chōme16 min walk to Yono-Hommachi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,791 residents
  10. 10Saitama-shi Chuo-kuOto 4-chōme10 min walk to Kita-Urawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,782 residents
  11. 11Saitama-shi Urawa-kuTokiwa 4-chōme14 min walk to Urawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,656 residents
  12. 12Saitama-shi Chuo-kuHommachihigashi 5-chōme11 min walk to Kita-Yono Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,636 residents
  13. 13Saitama-shi Chuo-kuShimochiai 7-chōme7 min walk to Yono-Hommachi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,467 residents
  14. 14Saitama-shi Urawa-kuKamikizaki 5-chōme14 min walk to Yono Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,325 residents
  15. 15Saitama-shi Omiya-kuShimocho 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,829｜19 min walk to Saitama-Shintoshin Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  16. 16Toda-shiHoncho 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,785｜9 min walk to Todakoen Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  17. 17Saitama-shi Urawa-kuMotobuto 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,767｜14 min walk to Urawa Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  18. 18Saitama-shi Urawa-kuKishicho 7-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,709｜10 min walk to Urawa Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  19. 19Toda-shiKamitoda 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,679｜11 min walk to Todakoen Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  20. 20Ageo-shiKasuga 2-chōme16 min walk to Kita-Ageo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,180 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.