Brindle & Withnell
Middle areaNorth east Chorley. 6,119 people in 43 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 86% of people in Brindle & Withnell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brindle & Withnell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brindle & Withnell at a rate of 37.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 86 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Other crime | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brindle & Withnell compares
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Is Brindle & Withnell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brindle & Withnell at a rate of 37.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.8 per 1,000 people across Chorley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brindle & Withnell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (86), anti-social behaviour (60) and other crime (32).
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 Chorley
These figures are published for the whole of Chorley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Chorley and not Brindle & Withnell alone. See Chorley
Brindle & Withnell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brindle & Withnell was £267,500 in 2025.
Brindle & Withnell had 5,969 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Brindle & Withnell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brindle & Withnell, 74.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.