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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, 2024), normalized by residential and working population. Only neighborhoods with measured data are ranked. The top 20 cluster in Ota-ku (5) and Setagaya-ku (4). (updated 2026-08-06)

  1. 1Ota-kuShimomaruko 1-chōme6 min walk to Musashi-nitta Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,901 residents
  2. 2Suginami-kuTakaidonishi 3-chōme9 min walk to Takaido Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,680 residents
  3. 3Ota-kuMinamiyukigaya 3-chōme8 min walk to Yukigaya-otsuka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,194 residents
  4. 4Ota-kuKugahara 6-chōme13 min walk to Shimomaruko Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,119 residents
  5. 5Nerima-kuMinamioizumi 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 4,359｜18 min walk to Higashi-Fushimi Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr95% below the metro average
  6. 6Shinagawa-kuHatanodai 6-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 3,923｜7 min walk to Hatanodai Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  7. 7Setagaya-kuKamisoshigaya 7-chōme12 min walk to Sengawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,664 residents
  8. 8Taito-kuYanaka 2-chōme6 min walk to Sendagi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,662 residents
  9. 9Suginami-kuTakaidohigashi 1-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 3,770｜9 min walk to Hamadayama Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  10. 10Minato-kuShirokane 4-chōme8 min walk to Shirokanedai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,606 residents
  11. 11Setagaya-kuTodoroki 8-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 3,578｜12 min walk to Todoroki Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  12. 12Ota-kuHigashiyukigaya 4-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 3,115｜13 min walk to Senzoku-ike Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  13. 13Ota-kuMinamimagome 4-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 4,842｜10 min walk to Nishi-magome Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr90% below the metro average
  14. 14Koto-kuOgibashi 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,948｜15 min walk to Nishi-ojima Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  15. 15Chiyoda-kuYombancho1 recorded crime/year · population 2,940｜6 min walk to Ichigaya Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  16. 16Setagaya-kuKasuya 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,830｜15 min walk to Chitose-karasuyama Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr92% below the metro average
  17. 17Adachi-kuChuohoncho 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,780｜12 min walk to Gotanno Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr92% below the metro average
  18. 18Bunkyo-kuKohinata 2-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,751｜6 min walk to Edogawabashi Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr91% below the metro average
  19. 19Setagaya-kuTamagawadenenchofu 1-chōme8 min walk to Den-en-chofu Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,138 residents
  20. 20Shinagawa-kuNishioi 5-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 4,326｜9 min walk to Magome Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr89% 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; 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.