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Safest neighborhoods in Fukuoka City: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in the city of Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka-shi Jonan-ku (7) and Fukuoka-shi Sawara-ku (6).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuArae15 min walk to Chayama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,693 residents
  2. 2Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuJiromaru 5-chōme6 min walk to Jiromaru Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,901 residents
  3. 3Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuOzasa 5-chōme15 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,738 residents
  4. 4Fukuoka-shi Nishi-kuMeinohama 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 4,109｜12 min walk to Meinohama Sta.0.02crimes/100 people·yr94% below the metro average
  5. 5Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuRoji 1-chōme40 min walk to Ijiri Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,565 residents
  6. 6Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuNanokawa3 min walk to Nishitetsu Hirao Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,511 residents
  7. 7Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHiikawa 4-chōme34 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,439 residents
  8. 8Fukuoka-shi Chuo-kuKego 3-chōme8 min walk to Sakurazaka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,331 residents
  9. 9Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuHigashiaburayama 2-chōme27 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,247 residents
  10. 10Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuTsutsumi 2-chōme29 min walk to Fukudaimae Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,231 residents
  11. 11Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuFujisaki 2-chōme10 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,159 residents
  12. 12Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuHara 1-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,847｜16 min walk to Fujisaki Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr92% below the metro average
  13. 13Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuKotabe 6-chōme21 min walk to Meinohama Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,115 residents
  14. 14Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuTorikai 6-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,554｜13 min walk to Ropponmatsu Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr91% below the metro average
  15. 15Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuBefu 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,433｜15 min walk to Ropponmatsu Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr90% below the metro average
  16. 16Fukuoka-shi Jonan-kuNagao 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,087｜36 min walk to Chayama Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr89% below the metro average
  17. 17Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuNagaoka 3-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,070｜38 min walk to Takamiya Sta.0.04crimes/100 people·yr89% below the metro average
  18. 18Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuMuromi 4-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 2,044｜5 min walk to Muromi Sta.0.05crimes/100 people·yr88% below the metro average
  19. 19Fukuoka-shi Sawara-kuIikura 3-chōme2 recorded crimes/year · population 3,098｜25 min walk to Chayama Sta.0.06crimes/100 people·yr84% below the metro average
  20. 20Fukuoka-shi Minami-kuOike 1-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 1,894｜20 min walk to Takamiya Sta.0.05crimes/100 people·yr88% 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.