Safest neighborhoods in Tokyo: Top 20
We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) using official police open data (recorded crimes, 2024), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. (updated 2026-07-11)
- 1Kamakura-shi台(玉縄地域)0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,355 residents
- 2Sagamihara-shi Chuo-kuYokoyama 5-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,201 residents
- 3Kawasaki-shi Asao-kuOkagami0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,678 residents
- 4Saitama-shi Kita-kuOnaricho 4-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,215 residents
- 5Kamakura-shiKoshigoe0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,663 residents
- 6Yokohama-shi Isogo-kuYokodai 5-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,629 residents
- 7Yokohama-shi Kanazawa-kuOkawa0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,317 residents
- 8Yokohama-shi Aoba-kuUmegaoka0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,296 residents
- 9Yokohama-shi Asahi-kuMakigahara0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,227 residents
- 10Saitama-shi Kita-kuKushihikicho 2-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,037 residents
- 11Machida-shiMinamioya0.01crimes/100 people·yr98% below the metro average
- 12Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuMiyamaedaira 2-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,857 residents
- 13Yokohama-shi Asahi-kuKashiwacho0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,728 residents
- 14Yokohama-shi Asahi-kuWakabadai 4-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,673 residents
- 15Yokohama-shi Tsuzuki-kuOmaru0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,218 residents
- 16Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuMiyazaki 3-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,114 residents
- 17Kasukabe-shi8丁目0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,087 residents
- 18Sagamihara-shi Chuo-kuShimokuzawa0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,019 residents
- 19Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuArima 1-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,018 residents
- 20Yokohama-shi Sakae-kuKosugaya 3-chōme0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,005 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.