Crime Rate in Victoria, ward

Victoria has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newport district and the 2019th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Victoria in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Newport district average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 207 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Victoria ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Duckpool Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.