Central Watford
Middle areaSouth east Watford. 12,632 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 71% of people in Central Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Watford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Watford at a rate of 319.9 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 | 1,061 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 820 |
| Other crime | 726 |
| Shoplifting | 650 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 198 |
| Drug offences | 191 |
| Theft from the person | 117 |
| Vehicle crime | 108 |
| Burglary | 85 |
| Robbery | 85 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Watford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Watford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Watford at a rate of 319.9 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, 409 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Watford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,061), anti-social behaviour (820) and other crime (726).
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 Central Watford alone. See Watford
Central Watford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Watford was £321,500 in 2025.
Central Watford had 11,413 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Central Watford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Watford, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.