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Safest neighborhoods in Tokyo 23 wards: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Tokyo's 23 wards 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 Setagaya-ku (6) and Suginami-ku (4).

Updated 2026-11-02

  1. 1Shinagawa-kuHatanodai 6-chōme2.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,923 · 7 min walk to Hatanodai Sta.0.07per 100 people/yr88% below the metro average
  2. 2Setagaya-kuKaminoge 3-chōme1.3 recorded crimes/year · population 1,999 · 5 min walk to Kaminoge Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr89% below the metro average
  3. 3Nerima-kuMinamioizumi 2-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · population 4,359 · 18 min walk to Higashi-Fushimi Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr84% below the metro average
  4. 4Minato-kuShirokane 4-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,606 · 8 min walk to Shirokanedai Sta.0.06per 100 people/yr90% below the metro average
  5. 5Suginami-kuMinamiogikubo 3-chōme3 recorded crimes/year · population 3,045 · 14 min walk to Ogikubo Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr84% below the metro average
  6. 6Shinagawa-kuNishioi 5-chōme4.7 recorded crimes/year · population 4,326 · 9 min walk to Magome Sta.0.11per 100 people/yr82% below the metro average
  7. 7Suginami-kuTakaidohigashi 1-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · population 3,770 · 9 min walk to Hamadayama Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr82% below the metro average
  8. 8Adachi-kuSenju Midoricho 2-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 2,178 · 8 min walk to Senjuohashi Sta.0.09per 100 people/yr85% below the metro average
  9. 9Suginami-kuKamiogi 3-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · population 3,443 · 16 min walk to Nishi-Ogikubo Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr82% below the metro average
  10. 10Setagaya-kuHigashitamagawa 1-chōme5 recorded crimes/year · population 4,160 · 10 min walk to Yukigaya-otsuka Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr79% below the metro average
  11. 11Meguro-kuYakumo 4-chōme2.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,120 · 14 min walk to Toritsu-daigaku Sta.0.11per 100 people/yr81% below the metro average
  12. 12Setagaya-kuSakura 1-chōme6.3 recorded crimes/year · population 4,710 · 7 min walk to Miyanosaka Sta.0.13per 100 people/yr77% below the metro average
  13. 13Shinagawa-kuEbara 7-chōme3.3 recorded crimes/year · population 2,716 · 8 min walk to Nishi-koyama Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr79% below the metro average
  14. 14Setagaya-kuKamisoshigaya 7-chōme1.7 recorded crimes/year · population 1,664 · 12 min walk to Sengawa Sta.0.10per 100 people/yr83% below the metro average
  15. 15Suginami-kuOgikubo 1-chōme7.7 recorded crimes/year · population 5,412 · 20 min walk to Ogikubo Sta.0.14per 100 people/yr76% below the metro average
  16. 16Setagaya-kuKasuya 2-chōme7 recorded crimes/year · population 4,967 · 11 min walk to Roka-koen Sta.0.14per 100 people/yr76% below the metro average
  17. 17Setagaya-kuSeta 1-chōme3.7 recorded crimes/year · population 2,869 · 10 min walk to Futako-tamagawa Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  18. 18Koto-kuOgibashi 3-chōme4 recorded crimes/year · population 2,948 · 15 min walk to Nishi-ojima Sta.0.12per 100 people/yr78% below the metro average
  19. 19Ota-kuShimomaruko 2-chōme16.3 recorded crimes/year · population 10,343 · 12 min walk to Musashi-nitta Sta.0.14per 100 people/yr75% below the metro average
  20. 20Itabashi-kuKaga 1-chōme8.7 recorded crimes/year · population 5,720 · 11 min walk to Shin-itabashi Sta.0.14per 100 people/yr76% 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.