Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway 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.
View Crime In Cardiff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topaz Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sapphire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richards Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Richards Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bertram Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nora Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Topaz Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southminster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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