Burslem Park — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
This area covers the residential areas north east of Burslem Town Centre and includes sporting facilities including Vale Park - home of Port Vale FC and Dimensions Sport and Leisure Centre. Burslem’s own Victorian Park gives the area its name and the area is typically made up of terraced or semi-detached residential properties.
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
90 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (71): ▲ 19 (27%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences30 · 33%
- Anti-social behaviour16 · 18%
- Vehicle crime6 · 7%
- Burglary5 · 6%
- Criminal damage and arson5 · 6%
- Other theft5 · 6%
- Public order5 · 6%
- Other crime5 · 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
61 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect29 · 48%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified24 · 39%
- Offender given a caution4 · 7%
- Local resolution2 · 3%
- Awaiting court outcome2 · 3%
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
Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence.
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
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
Traffic Offences- Off Road Bikes
We are aware of the on-going concerns raised by residents and members of the community about the use of off road bikes. As a result, our road crime team will continue to spend time in the areas. We have arranged targets operations using a variety of resources including our road crime team, Staffs off road bikes, drones and the fixed wing plane. This has been on going and will continue to be used during the Spring and Summer months. This has also involved local officers engaging with petrol stations, schools and completing joint visits with local housing officers to problem properties. We ask all members of public to report anything they deem suspicious to the police using 101, the Staffordshire police website or Crimestoppers.
Set: 2026-03-09
Public events & surgeries
Police Surgery at the Community Lounge in Burslem
2026-08-13 · The Well, 2-8 Queen St, Burslem
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
- Little Chell & Stanfield
- Moorcroft
- Ford Green & Smallthorne
- Bradeley & Chell Heath
- Burslem Central
- Tunstall
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.