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Safest neighborhoods in Tokyo: Top 20

We scored every chōme-level neighborhood in Tokyo 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 Nishitokyo-shi (4) and Machida-shi (3).

Updated 2026-08-06

  1. 1Machida-shiMinamioya1 recorded crime/year · population 11,419｜21 min walk to Tamagawagakuen-mae Sta.0.01crimes/100 people·yr98% below the metro average
  2. 2Ota-kuShimomaruko 1-chōme6 min walk to Musashi-nitta Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 3,901 residents
  3. 3Suginami-kuTakaidonishi 3-chōme9 min walk to Takaido Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,680 residents
  4. 4Shinshiro-shiHirai223 min walk to Toyokawa-Inari Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,634 residents
  5. 5Kunitachi-shiNaka 3-chōme15 min walk to Yaho Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,292 residents
  6. 6Ota-kuMinamiyukigaya 3-chōme8 min walk to Yukigaya-otsuka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,194 residents
  7. 7Ota-kuKugahara 6-chōme13 min walk to Shimomaruko Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,119 residents
  8. 8Nishitokyo-shiKitamachi 2-chōme19 min walk to Hibarigaoka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 2,004 residents
  9. 9Tachikawa-shiSakaecho 1-chōme24 min walk to Nishi-Kunitachi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,931 residents
  10. 10Hachioji-shiMinamino 3-chōme9 min walk to Hachiojiminamino Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,885 residents
  11. 11Hachioji-shiOkadomachi18 min walk to Nishi-Hachioji Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,797 residents
  12. 12Nishitokyo-shiHibarigaoka 4-chōme27 min walk to Hibarigaoka Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,746 residents
  13. 13Nishitokyo-shiHigashicho 4-chōme9 min walk to Hoya Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,705 residents
  14. 14Komae-shiNishinogawa 2-chōme18 min walk to Shibasaki Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,616 residents
  15. 15Machida-shiNaruse 2-chōme22 min walk to Onda Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,530 residents
  16. 16Shinshiro-shiSugiyama195 min walk to Toyokawa-Inari Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,447 residents
  17. 17Kokubunji-shiHikaricho 2-chōme10 min walk to Kunitachi Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,437 residents
  18. 18Nishitokyo-shiHoyacho 6-chōme1 recorded crime/year · population 3,230｜10 min walk to Seibu-Yagisawa Sta.0.03crimes/100 people·yr93% below the metro average
  19. 19Machida-shiOgawa 4-chōme18 min walk to Tsukushino Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,301 residents
  20. 20Fuchu-shiBubaicho 1-chōme5 min walk to Bubaigawara Sta.0crimes/yrzero crimes among 1,294 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.