Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadway area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Adamsdown , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,013 local areas in Cardiff .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (CF24 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 616.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (CF24 1NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southminster Road, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sapphire Street (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topaz Street
Apr 2026Other theft Sapphire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richards Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sapphire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nora Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Topaz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southminster Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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