Dangerous driving on social media

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 23/1294

Version Date: 08/12/2023

The Central Ticket Office have provided the following information:

I am investigating an apparent rise in drivers and passengers posting footage of themselves or others speeding or otherwise driving recklessly, on social media platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook & YouTube. Please answer the following questions:
 
Does your police force actively target social media platforms to gather evidence of dangerous driving, with a view to bringing charges against dangerous drivers?
We do not take footage from social media.

Does your police force have a website whereby the public can upload video footage of dangerous driving, including from dashcams, helmet cams, mobile phones and social media content (eg via an ‘Operation Snap’ type scheme)?
Yes, we have Operation Snap
 
Please provide the following data for EACH of the last five financial years (defined 6 April to 5 April, so from and including 2018/19 to 2022/23):
 
How many driving offences were recorded by your police force in each of the last five financial years whereby the evidence used to charge offenders was gathered solely from video footage on social media or online posts (please include offences spotted by your officers seeing such posts on social media platforms and offences reported by the public supplying video footage to your police force voluntarily)?
We do not take footage from social media.

How many driving offences were recorded by your police force in each of the last five financial years whereby the evidence used to charge offenders was gathered solely from the public supplying video footage to your police force voluntarily?

Operation Snap commenced on 19/07/2019.

19/07/2019 – 31/03/2020: 102

01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021: 195

01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022: 413

01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023: 698