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Haslingden

Ward

North west Rossendale. About 8,138 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Haslingden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,757
Joint 3,542nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Haslingden compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

HaslingdenMiddle
Population10 wards, Rossendale · 2021
Population: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 6,320 to 7,796. The middle area is 6,930. Haslingden is 7,757.
7,7572nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 wards, Rossendale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 77.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Haslingden is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 wards, Rossendale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 79.9% to 97.4%. The middle area is 93.8%. Haslingden is 90.8%.
90.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate10 wards, Rossendale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rossendale10 areas from 1.7% to 6.3%. The middle area is 3.9%. Haslingden is 6.3%.
6.3%highest

Is Haslingden safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Haslingden at a rate of 90.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across Rossendale.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Haslingden.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (353), anti-social behaviour (159) and other crime (140).

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 Rossendale

These figures are published for the whole of Rossendale, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rossendale and not Haslingden alone. See Rossendale

Average house price
£199,759
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,273
76th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.0
67th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Haslingden in brief

Haslingden had 7,757 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Haslingden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Haslingden, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Haslingden, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.