Total Crime Rate
224.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,028 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 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Adamsdown average (200.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadway (CF24 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Adamsdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wordsworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Emerald Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sapphire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sapphire Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emerald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Emerald Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Emerald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Emerald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emerald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Emerald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Iron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richards Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cyril Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stacey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakfield Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oakfield Street | Under investigation |
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