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Watford

EnglandEast of EnglandWatford
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
139,259
Households
39,597
Crimes · May '26
863 · 6.2 per 1k
39,597
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
863 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£422,742
Median property price
2,471
Postcodes
39,597
Households
White Brit. · 46%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
863 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£422,742
Median property price
2,471
Postcodes

Overview of Watford

Coordinates51.6652, -0.4027
Postcodes
2,471
Population (Census)
139,259
Households (Census)
39,597
Recorded crime · May '26
863 · 6.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Watford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.21 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.21 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Watford

Property sales · Watford
HM Land Registry · Watford
Average price
£442,072
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £429,685
View district WD17
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 24 sales · avg £454,521
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£467k£437k£407k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Police Recorded Crime in Watford

Crime trends · Watford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
320259198
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
288
YoY +16%
ASB
241178114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
167
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
744822
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
55
YoY +31%
Burglary
37238
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +55%
Criminal damage
695031
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY -14%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
977247
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
97
YoY +23%
Shoplifting
1177634
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
69
YoY +11%

1 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · burglary rising

863
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Watford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 102,250
White Brit.45.8%
Other White12.6%
Indian9.7%
Pakistani8.0%
Other Asian5.2%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%

Religion

Total residents: 102,276
Christian44.5%
No religion24.8%
Muslim13.0%
Hindu8.2%
Not answered6.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 139,259
75–8473.5%
35–495.7%
25–344.9%
85 years and over4.7%
65–743.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.4%

Households

Total households: 39,597
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
Other18.7%
Any member 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%