Diverse Watford one of growing number of ‘rainbow’ towns

Geographers formulate ‘diversity index’ ranking places by spread of ethnic groups

Watford is one of a number of growing “rainbow” towns and cities in England and Wales, places where ethnic diversity is on the rise and segregation is on the wane.

Using the latest census data, a team of international geographers formulated a “diversity index” that ranks places by the spread of different ethnic groups represented.