Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn
Middle areaNorth Ribble Valley. 7,724 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 284 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn at a rate of 31.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 49.5 per 1,000 people across Ribble Valley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 82 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Other crime | 44 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn at a rate of 31.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 49.5 per 1,000 people across Ribble Valley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), anti-social behaviour (50) and other crime (44).
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 Ribble Valley
These figures are published for the whole of Ribble Valley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ribble Valley and not Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn alone. See Ribble Valley
Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn in brief
The median price paid for a home in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn was £430,000 in 2025.
Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn had 7,412 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Waddington, Gisburn & Slaidburn, 71.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.