Crime Rates at Ratcliffe Gate, Chelmsford, CM2 5AL

Ratcliffe Gate area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boreham and The Leighs , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ratcliffe Gate (CM2 5AL) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Boreham and The Leighs average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Gate (CM2 5AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taylor View, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clunford Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.