Crime Rate in Adamsdown, ward

Adamsdown has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Cardiff district and the 250th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Adamsdown in the last 12 months was 211.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher than the Cardiff district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Adamsdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 746 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 23 cases , down -41.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,139 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Adamsdown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Knox Road. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.