West Watford
Middle areaSouth Watford. 9,918 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 62% of people in West Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Watford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Watford at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.3 per 1,000 people across Watford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 474 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 201 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Robbery | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Watford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Watford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Watford at a rate of 113.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.3 per 1,000 people across Watford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Watford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (474), anti-social behaviour (201) and other crime (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Watford
These figures are published for the whole of Watford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Watford and not West Watford alone. See Watford
West Watford in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Watford was £395,000 in 2025.
West Watford had 9,160 usual residents at the census.
About 62% of people in West Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Watford, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.