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Victoria · Ashford

Victoria: your neighbourhood

Victoria electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 33% here, compared with 18% across Ashford (15.1 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 22% here, compared with 14% across Ashford (8.1 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 12.5% here, compared with 19.6% across Ashford (7.1 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

897 out of 7,172.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

349 out of 7,172.

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People counted in the census

7,172

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,172 out of 7,172.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.2%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,771 out of 5,855.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,679 out of 3,062.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

652 out of 3,062.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,932 out of 5,860.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.7%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,675 out of 5,860.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

259 out of 5,860.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.2%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,126 out of 5,855.

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Homes rented privately

33%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,006 out of 3,062.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

813 out of 5,860.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

22%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

678 out of 3,062.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Victoria

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

253 out of 5,860.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Victoria ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,453 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,641 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Victoria ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 131 mapped crimes in September 2024; 130 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Victoria
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202413125
October 202413126
November 202412529
December 202414224
January 202513320
February 202512128
March 202515033
April 202511730
May 202516037
June 202513321
July 202515935
August 202513940
September 202510042
October 202512638
November 202513428
December 202513331
January 202612235
February 202611322
March 202611929
April 202610844
May 202611157
June 202611838
July 202613956
August 202613064
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Victoria
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime655
shoplifting148
criminal damage arson147
other theft127
public order85
drugs74
other crime46
bicycle theft44
vehicle crime41
burglary33
robbery23
possession of weapons19
theft from the person11
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ashford →