Crime Rate in Victoria, ward

Victoria has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 232nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Victoria in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.8% higher than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 645 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 14 cases , down -48.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 786 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Victoria ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.