Victory Safety Snapshot

Is Victory safe? It has more recorded crime than most NZ suburbs. Victory has a safety score of 13/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 13% of New Zealand suburbs, with 52.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #22 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson.

The annual total crime rate in Victory is 52.6 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #22 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. The overall crime trend in the area has increased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, August 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Assault 46.0%
  Assault accounts for 46.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 16.0%
  Theft accounts for 16.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 10.0%
  Burglary accounts for 10.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 6.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 6.0 percent of incidents.
• Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion 2.0%
  Robbery, Blackmail, And Extortion accounts for 2.0 percent of incidents.

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Victory Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

1,521

Households

570

Median income

$80,102

Median rent

$396

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

276 (18.1%)

Age 15-64

1,047 (68.8%)

Age 65+

195 (12.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

1,077 (71.1%)

Born overseas

438 (28.9%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

1,080 · 62.8%

Māori

243 · 14.1%

Pacific

45 · 2.6%

Asian

309 · 18%

MELAA

21 · 1.2%

Other

21 · 1.2%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

1,167 · 100%

Not owned

663 · 57.1%

Other

69 · 5.9%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

357 (21%)

Two families

12 (0.7%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

1,329 (78.3%)

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

FAQ

• Is Victory a safe suburb to live in?

  Victory has a safety score of 13/100, making it the #22 safest of 23 ranked suburbs in Nelson Region. Property crime is 33% of recorded crime; the rest is offences against people and other categories.

• What is the crime rate in Victory?

  The annual crime rate in Victory is 52.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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