Total Crime Rate
271.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (CF24 1AA) in the last 12 months was 271.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Adamsdown average (211.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (CF24 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Iron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cyril Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stacey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyril Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyril Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Topaz Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topaz Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stacey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ruby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
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