Compare St Albans against Watford

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

Population comparison

Population for St Albans
149,317
Population for Watford
96,623
Difference
52,694
Percentage Difference
42.85%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in St Albans
69,645 (76.9%)
# People Employed in Watford
51,265 (75.3%)
Difference
69,645
Percentage Difference
30.4%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in St Albans
18,045 (19.9%)
# People Inactive in Watford
13,775 (20.2%)
Difference
18,045
Percentage Difference
26.84%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in St Albans
2,910 (3.2%)
# People unemployed in Watford
3,030 (4.5%)
Difference
2,910
Percentage Difference
-4.04%

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

Compare crime rate by type for St Albans and Watford for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in St Albans 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 St Albans and Watford from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in St Albans and Watford.

Compare Property prices over time for St Albans and Watford

Showing crimes from 2010 up until December 2024. 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 St Albans and Watford

Key: St Albans / Watford

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,202,216.61 / £976,378.69 £730,799.69 / £543,109.20 £532,755.84 / £429,091.50 £327,056.38 / £281,344.84
2022 £1,173,374.85 / £954,963.30 £711,383.52 / £530,295.77 £520,389.55 / £420,026.75 £320,771.63 / £274,746.72
2021 £1,080,336.40 / £885,981.44 £656,116.57 / £491,867.89 £484,954.27 / £391,151.87 £308,333.87 / £266,917.92
2020 £988,227.79 / £835,118.19 £607,707.07 / £468,684.17 £450,830.10 / £374,306.91 £296,155.18 / £263,784.92
2019 £953,514.70 / £800,833.89 £589,200.78 / £451,688.81 £438,288.59 / £360,662.54 £295,070.03 / £261,514.44
2018 £980,924.79 / £813,584.86 £605,241.79 / £458,461.66 £451,401.86 / £366,793.28 £307,867.11 / £270,040.17
2017 £980,677.55 / £818,142.67 £602,402.04 / £460,431.61 £452,622.79 / £370,733.61 £314,854.79 / £278,572.38
2016 £944,120.56 / £786,143.72 £581,270.28 / £441,995.98 £437,200.99 / £356,351.09 £298,895.11 / £263,956.28
2015 £850,108.31 / £681,932.53 £521,310.52 / £380,761.18 £392,438.33 / £308,611.13 £267,274.36 / £227,863.16
2014 £764,944.56 / £600,810.45 £467,562.32 / £334,561.58 £353,228.99 / £272,728.72 £241,486.47 / £201,908.96
2013 £692,584.80 / £533,761.81 £419,548.43 / £294,479.21 £316,799.95 / £241,326.13 £215,714.32 / £179,152.77
2012 £668,643.39 / £508,261.62 £405,635.11 / £281,196.13 £305,585.42 / £230,498.40 £210,688.42 / £172,677.36
2011 £654,552.64 / £492,112.75 £391,525.47 / £271,114.29 £292,494.22 / £221,117.26 £205,026.98 / £168,711.89
2010 £628,177.08 / £475,054.28 £380,303.66 / £266,859.83 £286,185.14 / £218,619.23 £201,932.98 / £166,039.75

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for St Albans and Watford
Number of Jobs (thousands)
52k vs 30k
Median Salary
£36,416 vs £29,915
Annual Percentage Change
-1.9% vs 3.7%
Mean Salary
£56,468 vs £36,794

See how St Albans compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for St Albans and Watford
Industry St Albans Count Watford Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 70 10 +60 + 150%
Production 285 195 +90 + 37.5%
Construction 965 810 +155 + 17.46%
Motor Trades 135 115 +20 + 16%
Wholesale 335 270 +65 + 21.49%
Retail 585 400 +185 + 37.56%
Transport 165 270 -105 -48.28%
Accommodation Food 360 245 +115 + 38.02%
Information Comms 1,075 665 +410 + 47.13%
Finance Insurance 190 100 +90 + 62.07%
Property 325 180 +145 + 57.43%
Professional Scientific Technical 2,270 785 +1,485 + 97.22%
Business Admin 845 455 +390 + 60%
Public Admin Defence 10 0 +10 + 200%
Education 185 85 +100 + 74.07%
Health 335 195 +140 + 52.83%
Arts Entertainment 540 285 +255 + 61.82%