Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flax Square area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Pallion , and the 440th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Flax Square (SR4 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Pallion average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flax Square (SR4 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pelaw Square. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sunderland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sapphire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pontop Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peplow Square | Under investigation |
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