Compare Cambridge against Watford

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Cambridge and Watford.

Population comparison

Population for Cambridge
125,063
Population for Watford
96,623
Difference
28,440
Percentage Difference
25.66%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Cambridge
67,960 (62.8%)
# People Employed in Watford
51,265 (75.3%)
Difference
67,960
Percentage Difference
28.01%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Cambridge
36,630 (33.9%)
# People Inactive in Watford
13,775 (20.2%)
Difference
36,630
Percentage Difference
90.69%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Cambridge
3,560 (3.3%)
# People unemployed in Watford
3,030 (4.5%)
Difference
3,560
Percentage Difference
16.08%

Comparing crimes by type for Cambridge and Watford

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Cambridge and Watford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Cambridge and Watford for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Cambridge Crimes in Watford Difference % Difference
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Cambridge and Watford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Cambridge and Watford.

Compare Property prices over time for Cambridge and Watford

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Cambridge and Watford

Key: Cambridge / Watford

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,079,857.29 / £976,378.69 £633,592.34 / £543,109.20 £534,472.04 / £429,091.50 £325,790.51 / £281,344.84
2022 £1,054,042.87 / £954,963.30 £616,741.78 / £530,295.77 £522,662.99 / £420,026.75 £317,429.25 / £274,746.72
2021 £935,008.34 / £885,981.44 £550,285.40 / £491,867.89 £469,777.92 / £391,151.87 £295,478.33 / £266,917.92
2020 £874,792.22 / £835,118.19 £520,762.80 / £468,684.17 £445,740.01 / £374,306.91 £288,812.30 / £263,784.92
2019 £854,446.61 / £800,833.89 £507,611.08 / £451,688.81 £435,510.10 / £360,662.54 £290,010.42 / £261,514.44
2018 £859,922.89 / £813,584.86 £512,252.99 / £458,461.66 £440,009.62 / £366,793.28 £297,676.79 / £270,040.17
2017 £844,631.34 / £818,142.67 £502,699.97 / £460,431.61 £433,820.96 / £370,733.61 £297,979.06 / £278,572.38
2016 £812,174.81 / £786,143.72 £488,751.22 / £441,995.98 £422,889.92 / £356,351.09 £287,074.79 / £263,956.28
2015 £770,905.90 / £681,932.53 £463,898.29 / £380,761.18 £403,175.88 / £308,611.13 £272,776.72 / £227,863.16
2014 £681,626.96 / £600,810.45 £411,056.80 / £334,561.58 £358,899.68 / £272,728.72 £242,568.21 / £201,908.96
2013 £614,133.81 / £533,761.81 £369,920.65 / £294,479.21 £324,893.40 / £241,326.13 £219,730.44 / £179,152.77
2012 £561,487.92 / £508,261.62 £339,308.66 / £281,196.13 £297,428.64 / £230,498.40 £202,298.09 / £172,677.36
2011 £528,051.99 / £492,112.75 £316,647.39 / £271,114.29 £275,568.25 / £221,117.26 £191,325.15 / £168,711.89
2010 £508,887.09 / £475,054.28 £308,247.74 / £266,859.83 £269,405.26 / £218,619.23 £186,583.36 / £166,039.75

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Cambridge and Watford
Number of Jobs (thousands)
46k vs 30k
Median Salary
£34,165 vs £29,915
Annual Percentage Change
9.7% vs 3.7%
Mean Salary
£39,909 vs £36,794

See how Cambridge compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Cambridge and Watford
Industry Cambridge Count Watford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 85 10 +75 + 157.89%
Production 175 195 -20 -10.81%
Construction 340 810 -470 -81.74%
Motor Trades 60 115 -55 -62.86%
Wholesale 115 270 -155 -80.52%
Retail 320 400 -80 -22.22%
Transport 80 270 -190 -108.57%
Accommodation Food 400 245 +155 + 48.06%
Information Comms 705 665 +40 + 5.84%
Finance Insurance 105 100 +5 + 4.88%
Property 200 180 +20 + 10.53%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,220 785 +435 + 43.39%
Business Admin 355 455 -100 -24.69%
Public Admin Defence 0 0 0 0
Education 215 85 +130 + 86.67%
Health 265 195 +70 + 30.43%
Arts Entertainment 365 285 +80 + 24.62%