News yesterday was that most people most of the time complied with government lockdown instructions. For those who fancied a late afternoon stole, we saw evening rain showers from 5p.m. and throughout till 10p.m. This was our first major rain since lockdown began.
This morning, the chalked distance markings for HSBC customers had washed away.
Acting all benignly, Google is producing and making available anonymised data based on Android users' phone location information. Here are these data published on April 9th, with usable information to April 5th. It reveals our changing habits in mobility under coronavirus lockdown.
It's a shame that these data aren't available at town level. Google nevertheless publishes this by local authority.
Recreational & retail plus grocery & pharmacy visits are down fairly consistently. The same is broadly true regarding attendance at workplaces. Note regarding groceries that there is a pre-lockdown spike in mid-March, when we surged to supermarkets after hand gel, antiseptic wipes, lavatory paper, pasta and rice.
'Transit' hubs—rail and bus stations—show a smaller decrease in all the five authorities, perhaps because we don't have any major railway stations or interchanges.
Visits to parks is interesting. This includes beauty spots, open areas, beaches, national parks and AONBs. Flintshire's and Wrecsam's is similar to the UK-wide percentage. You'd expect a higher reduction in Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd. Denbighshire's is –44 per cent, while Conwy's and Gwynedd's is understandably higher, at –54 per cent, both with Eryri and a much greater mileage of beaches.Again, there's a pre-lockdown spike in Gwyneddd, when visitor numbers soared, as Eryri became overrun by those who thought this was a holiday not emerency. The spike is less noticeable in Denbighshire but compared to, say Cheshire, a peak there certainly is. Cornwall, Dorset and some other similar counties also experienced pre-lockdown spikes.
This morning, the chalked distance markings for HSBC customers had washed away.
Acting all benignly, Google is producing and making available anonymised data based on Android users' phone location information. Here are these data published on April 9th, with usable information to April 5th. It reveals our changing habits in mobility under coronavirus lockdown.
It's a shame that these data aren't available at town level. Google nevertheless publishes this by local authority.
| UK-wide | Denbs | Flints | Conwy | Gwynedd | Wrecsam | |
| Retail/recreation | –82% | –79% | –77% | –83% | –84% | –78% |
| Grocery/pharmacy | –41% | –42% | –39% | –43% | –52% | –40% |
| Parks | –29% | –44% | –32% | –55% | –54% | –36% |
| 'Transit' station/hubs | –70% | –59% | –49% | –57% | –54% | –57% |
| Workplace | –54% | –47% | –50% | –54% | –53% | –46% |
| Residential | +15% | +14% | +27% | +23% | +18% | +24% |
Recreational & retail plus grocery & pharmacy visits are down fairly consistently. The same is broadly true regarding attendance at workplaces. Note regarding groceries that there is a pre-lockdown spike in mid-March, when we surged to supermarkets after hand gel, antiseptic wipes, lavatory paper, pasta and rice.
'Transit' hubs—rail and bus stations—show a smaller decrease in all the five authorities, perhaps because we don't have any major railway stations or interchanges.
Denbighshire opens spaces
Gwynedd open spaces
UK open spaces
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