Crap Towns / Haslingden / Crime

How much crime is there in Haslingden?

The police recorded 57.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Haslingden from September 2023 to August 2026, 25% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 28.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 59.1, up from 56.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	56.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	59.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	28.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.6	7.0
Other theft	5.3	5.4
Public order	3.9	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.4	3.8
Shoplifting	3.3	7.1
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Accrington	6.8 km	121
Church	8.1 km	117
Bacup	8.4 km	97.5
Oswaldtwistle	7.4 km	93.3
Darwen	9.3 km	87.8
Ramsbottom	6.5 km	87.7
Clayton-le-Moors	10.0 km	85.7
Rishton	10.3 km	78.7
Rawtenstall	3.7 km	70.6
Whitworth	10.6 km	64.6
Haslingden	–	57.5
The typical town	–	76.2