Coronavirus: Thousands fined by police for flouting lockdown
In April 2020 the BBC Shared Data Unit reported police had spoken to thousands of people for flouting social distancing rules over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
They included a couple from Hertfordshire who drove to Brighton to walk on the beach and a family from London who drove to the Lake District.
Other police forces, however, thanked the public for observing the rules.
The National Police Chiefs' Council released data the day after our report on the number of people fined for breaching social distancing rules between 27 March and 13 April.
We calculated the rate of fines per 10,000 people in each police force area and shared that with partners. The most fines - proportionally - were issued in coastal areas - North Yorkshire, Devon, Cornwall, Cleveland and Lancashire.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- My Welshpool: Local police issue 123 Covid-19 fines 16 April 2020
- Andover Advertiser: Police issue 103 fines for social distancing rule breaches in Hampshire 16 April 2020
- Yorkshire Evening Post: These are the places in England where the most social distancing fines have been issued 16 April 2020
- Wales Online: Map shows where police have handed out most fines for lockdown breaches 17 April 2020
- Gloucestershire Live: Heat map shows where Covid-19 fines have been handed out by police *17 April 2020
- Bracknell News: Social distancing fines: Here are the places in England where the most have been issued 18 April 2020
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