Burslem ward · Stoke-on-Trent. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 33% here, compared with 20% across Stoke-on-Trent (13.1 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 30% here, compared with 22% across Stoke-on-Trent (7.3 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28.8% here, compared with 24% across Stoke-on-Trent (4.8 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Burslem ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,378 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,152 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Burslem ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 115 mapped crimes in September 2024; 145 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Burslem
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
115
17
October 2024
99
23
November 2024
82
6
December 2024
96
10
January 2025
81
11
February 2025
65
8
March 2025
89
20
April 2025
98
33
May 2025
89
21
June 2025
105
16
July 2025
110
22
August 2025
123
21
September 2025
89
20
October 2025
92
15
November 2025
83
17
December 2025
119
22
January 2026
97
14
February 2026
122
15
March 2026
100
40
April 2026
111
54
May 2026
126
31
June 2026
157
29
July 2026
137
28
August 2026
145
41
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Burslem
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
594
public order
155
criminal damage arson
111
other theft
107
shoplifting
106
burglary
81
vehicle crime
80
drugs
44
other crime
33
robbery
27
possession of weapons
21
bicycle theft
13
theft from the person
6
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
