Meadowhead
Middle areaNorth west Blackburn with Darwen. 7,403 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Meadowhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Meadowhead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meadowhead at a rate of 108.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 309 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 151 |
| Other crime | 120 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 108 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Meadowhead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Meadowhead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meadowhead at a rate of 108.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.0 per 1,000 people across Blackburn with Darwen.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Meadowhead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (309), anti-social behaviour (151) and other crime (120).
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 Blackburn with Darwen
These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackburn with Darwen and not Meadowhead alone. See Blackburn with Darwen
Meadowhead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Meadowhead was £149,750 in 2025.
Meadowhead had 7,278 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Meadowhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Meadowhead, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.