Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent: Safety
Safety
Crime in Burslem Park is close to the UK average, and it's been falling steadily. You're looking at around 58 incidents per month in 2024, dropping to roughly 45 so far in 2026.
That's a good sign. Violent crime — which makes up the biggest share of recorded incidents here, just like across the country — has dropped noticeably over the same period.
Compared to nearby neighbourhoods, Burslem Park does well. Burslem and Moorcroft & Sneyd Green both record significantly higher totals. Anti-social behaviour has also fallen from 74 incidents in 2024 to a pace that suggests a lower annual total for 2026.
Overall, things are getting better, and the trend is consistent.
Source: police-recorded crime (data.police.uk), 2024, 2025 and 2026 so far; population from ONS
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Crime rate comparison
2024
2025
2026 so far
Burslem Park
Crimes/1,000 people
134.1
Higher than
UK average
98.8
Higher than
Regional average
96.8
Higher than
Ford Green & Smallthorne
109.7
Higher than
Moorcroft & Sneyd Green
120.4
Higher than
Bradeley & Chell Heath
72.1
Lower than
Burslem
210.8
Higher than
Little Chell & Stanfield
118.1
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Types of Crime
This neighbourhood
Regional average
- Violent offences38%40%
- Anti-social behaviour16%11%
- Criminal damage and arson9%7%
- Public order8%6%
- Other theft8%6%
- Burglary6%4%
- Vehicle crime5%7%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Robbery1%2%
- Possession of weapons1%2%
- Shoplifting<1%9%
