Victoria Safety Snapshot

Is Victoria safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Victoria has a safety score of 5/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 5% of New Zealand suburbs, with 84.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #130 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty.

The annual total crime rate in Victoria is 84.5 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #130 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. The overall crime trend in the area has remained the same in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, January 2026, March 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 44.4%
  Theft accounts for 44.4 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 39.3%
  Burglary accounts for 39.3 percent of incidents.
• Assault 12.9%
  Assault accounts for 12.9 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.2%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.2 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.1%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.1 percent of incidents.

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Victoria Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

2,103

Households

906

Median income

$55,793

Median rent

$371

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

372 (17.7%)

Age 15-64

1,416 (67.3%)

Age 65+

276 (13.1%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,359 (65.5%)

Born overseas

717 (34.5%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

822 · 33%

Māori

870 · 34.9%

Pacific

165 · 6.6%

Asian

591 · 23.7%

MELAA

24 · 1%

Other

18 · 0.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,473 · 99%

Not owned

1,170 · 78.6%

Other

237 · 15.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

375 (14.4%)

Two families

21 (0.8%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

2,214 (84.8%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Victoria a safe suburb to live in?

  Victoria has a safety score of 5/100, making it the #130 safest of 138 ranked suburbs in Bay of Plenty Region. 84% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Victoria?

  The annual crime rate in Victoria is 84.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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