Compare Dacorum against Watford

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

Population comparison

Population for Dacorum
155,457
Population for Watford
96,623
Difference
58,834
Percentage Difference
46.68%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Dacorum
73,680 (76.1%)
# People Employed in Watford
51,265 (75.3%)
Difference
73,680
Percentage Difference
35.88%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Dacorum
19,625 (20.3%)
# People Inactive in Watford
13,775 (20.2%)
Difference
19,625
Percentage Difference
35.03%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Dacorum
3,510 (3.6%)
# People unemployed in Watford
3,030 (4.5%)
Difference
3,510
Percentage Difference
14.68%

Comparing crimes by type for Dacorum 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 Dacorum and Watford compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

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

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

Use the list to compare crimes in Dacorum and Watford.

Compare Property prices over time for Dacorum 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 Dacorum and Watford

Key: Dacorum / Watford

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,032,871.19 / £976,378.69 £563,519.24 / £543,109.20 £423,692.56 / £429,091.50 £290,413.04 / £281,344.84
2022 £982,022.46 / £954,963.30 £533,596.86 / £530,295.77 £403,521.04 / £420,026.75 £274,882.47 / £274,746.72
2021 £911,497.09 / £885,981.44 £495,806.16 / £491,867.89 £377,766.79 / £391,151.87 £267,203.87 / £266,917.92
2020 £838,789.45 / £835,118.19 £461,452.61 / £468,684.17 £351,551.12 / £374,306.91 £257,410.09 / £263,784.92
2019 £812,668.23 / £800,833.89 £449,058.44 / £451,688.81 £343,155.05 / £360,662.54 £256,979.75 / £261,514.44
2018 £822,567.45 / £813,584.86 £453,968.73 / £458,461.66 £347,613.29 / £366,793.28 £264,403.78 / £270,040.17
2017 £816,540.51 / £818,142.67 £448,364.11 / £460,431.61 £344,722.51 / £370,733.61 £266,667.07 / £278,572.38
2016 £783,861.17 / £786,143.72 £430,174.90 / £441,995.98 £331,348.58 / £356,351.09 £252,433.11 / £263,956.28
2015 £693,143.60 / £681,932.53 £377,833.78 / £380,761.18 £291,700.05 / £308,611.13 £222,052.39 / £227,863.16
2014 £617,126.03 / £600,810.45 £335,230.59 / £334,561.58 £259,840.91 / £272,728.72 £198,502.10 / £201,908.96
2013 £559,535.46 / £533,761.81 £301,072.01 / £294,479.21 £233,273.65 / £241,326.13 £178,713.56 / £179,152.77
2012 £542,667.60 / £508,261.62 £293,147.26 / £281,196.13 £226,957.67 / £230,498.40 £175,931.83 / £172,677.36
2011 £530,869.35 / £492,112.75 £283,610.58 / £271,114.29 £218,574.01 / £221,117.26 £173,074.96 / £168,711.89
2010 £521,106.59 / £475,054.28 £282,706.83 / £266,859.83 £219,104.14 / £218,619.23 £173,575.73 / £166,039.75

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Dacorum and Watford
Number of Jobs (thousands)
52k vs 30k
Median Salary
£29,431 vs £29,915
Annual Percentage Change
7.8% vs 3.7%
Mean Salary
£34,983 vs £36,794

See how Dacorum compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Dacorum and Watford
Industry Dacorum Count Watford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 125 10 +115 + 170.37%
Production 340 195 +145 + 54.21%
Construction 1,335 810 +525 + 48.95%
Motor Trades 190 115 +75 + 49.18%
Wholesale 315 270 +45 + 15.38%
Retail 465 400 +65 + 15.03%
Transport 365 270 +95 + 29.92%
Accommodation Food 335 245 +90 + 31.03%
Information Comms 955 665 +290 + 35.8%
Finance Insurance 120 100 +20 + 18.18%
Property 245 180 +65 + 30.59%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,550 785 +765 + 65.52%
Business Admin 765 455 +310 + 50.82%
Public Admin Defence 15 0 +15 + 200%
Education 160 85 +75 + 61.22%
Health 270 195 +75 + 32.26%
Arts Entertainment 555 285 +270 + 64.29%