Burslem Central — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
This area is currently subject to large scale regeneration and includes Burslem Town Centre, known as the mother town, and the areas of Middleport, Longport and Westport Lake. Formerly an industrial area for the pottery industry the area still has some light engineering firms, but is mainly residential.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
198 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (158): ▲ 40 (25%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences65 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour28 · 14%
- Public order23 · 12%
- Vehicle crime15 · 8%
- Criminal damage and arson13 · 7%
- Burglary12 · 6%
- Other theft11 · 6%
- Shoplifting11 · 6%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
142 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified62 · 44%
- Unable to prosecute suspect49 · 35%
- Awaiting court outcome18 · 13%
- Action to be taken by another organisation7 · 5%
- Local resolution6 · 4%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Retail Crime
We have seen a national increase in shop theft. Working alongside PABCIS we have successfully applied and secure funding to bring PABCIS to retail and licensed premises within Burslem. Work is underway with businesses to sign them onto the scheme with a view to reduce retail crime and disorder in the town.
Set: 2026-03-03
Anti Social Behaviour
This has been identified as an area historically high in serious violence and as such, is an area dedicated for patrols using government funding with officers carrying out foot patrols in the worst affected streets. Other locations have been identified for ASB mainly from gathering youths and other areas have been targeted for patrols by PCSOs in support of youth provision for the area.
Set: 2026-03-03
Public events & surgeries
Burslem Swan Bank Soup kitchen
2026-08-20 · Swan Ban Church
Burslem Ward PACT Meeting
2026-08-21 · Market Place Cafe
Burslem Middleport Matters Community Event
2026-08-22 · Middleport Park
Burslem Police Surgery with local councillor
2026-09-18 · Market Place Cafe
Burslem Police Surgery with local councillor
2026-09-18 · Burslem Market Place Cafe
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Longton Police Station (station)Sutherland Road, Longton, ST3 1HH
Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police
All Staffordshire Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Staffordshire Police.