Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Spelthorne and Watford compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Spelthorne
E07000213 · Surrey Police
Watford
E07000103 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Spelthorne
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
107,188
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
470 more in Watford
107,658
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£44,265
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,046 more in Spelthorne
£43,219
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£429,916
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£33,531 more in Spelthorne
£396,385
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,661
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£162 more in Watford
£1,823
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.0 percentage points higher in Watford
4.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+187
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
198 more in Watford
+385
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,526
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£80 more in Spelthorne
£2,447
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 more in Watford
16.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.2 percentage points higher in Watford
22.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
87.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
22.9 more in Watford
109.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Spelthorne
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
45.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.6 percentage points higher in Watford
50.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.71%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.05 percentage points higher in Spelthorne
5.66%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,270
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
215 more in Watford
12,485
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,593
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
168 more in Spelthorne
3,425
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 107,188 in Spelthorne and 107,658 in Watford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,265 in Spelthorne and £43,219 in Watford (2025); and average house price was £429,916 in Spelthorne and £396,385 in Watford (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 107,188 in Spelthorne and 107,658 in Watford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,265 in Spelthorne and £43,219 in Watford (2025); and average house price was £429,916 in Spelthorne and £396,385 in Watford (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Spelthorne per 1,000 | offences | Watford per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 87.0 | 9,321 | 109.9 | 11,828 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 49 | 1.7 | 188 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 307 | 2.6 | 283 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.7 | 716 | 6.9 | 738 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.2 | 339 | 4.3 | 464 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 254 | 1.7 | 182 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.6 | 595 | 9.2 | 994 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 124 | 1.0 | 103 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.7 | 936 | 6.5 | 704 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 101 | 1.3 | 143 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.9 | 736 | 8.0 | 858 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 75 | 1.7 | 179 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.8 | 405 | 6.0 | 646 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 30.1 | 3,223 | 37.2 | 4,008 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (107,188 and 107,658 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.