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Safest neighborhoods in Greater Tokyo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba) 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 Kamakura-shi (4) and Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-ku (3).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuNogawadai28 min walk to Miyazakidai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 12,754 residents
  2. 2Kamakura-shiDai9 min walk to Fujimicho Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 9,355 residents
  3. 3Sagamihara-shi Chuo-kuYokoyama6 min walk to Kamimizo Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 7,201 residents
  4. 4Kawasaki-shi Asao-kuOkagami11 min walk to Tsurukawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,678 residents
  5. 5Saitama-shi Kita-kuOnaricho11 min walk to Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 6,215 residents
  6. 6Kamakura-shiKoshigoe8 min walk to Nishikamakura Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,663 residents
  7. 7Yokohama-shi Isogo-kuYokodai 5-chōme7 min walk to Yokodai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,629 residents
  8. 8Yokohama-shi Kanazawa-kuOkawa13 min walk to Kanazawa-Hakkei Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,317 residents
  9. 9Yokohama-shi Aoba-kuUmegaoka18 min walk to Aobadai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,296 residents
  10. 10Yokohama-shi Asahi-kuMakigahara11 min walk to Minami-Makigahara Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,227 residents
  11. 11Saitama-shi Kita-kuKushihikicho13 min walk to Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 5,037 residents
  12. 12Machida-shiMinamioya1 recorded crime/year · population 11,419｜21 min walk to Tamagawagakuen-mae Sta.0.01crimes/100 people·yr98% below the metro average
  13. 13Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuMiyamaedaira 2-chōme5 min walk to Miyamaedaira Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,857 residents
  14. 14Kawasaki-shi Miyamae-kuMiyazaki 3-chōme8 min walk to Miyazakidai Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,114 residents
  15. 15Sagamihara-shi Chuo-kuShimokuzawa13 min walk to Minami-Hashimoto Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 4,019 residents
  16. 16Ota-kuShimomaruko 1-chōme6 min walk to Musashi-nitta Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,901 residents
  17. 17Sagamihara-shi Chuo-kuOyama9 min walk to Sagamihara Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,890 residents
  18. 18Kamakura-shiShiromeguri31 min walk to Shonan-Machiya Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,767 residents
  19. 19Kamakura-shiYamanouchi7 min walk to Kita-Kamakura Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,709 residents
  20. 20Tokorozawa-shiKotobukicho10 min walk to Tokorozawa Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,446 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.