https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/counterfeit-goods

England's black market hotspots exposed
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/counterfeit-goods

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England's black market hotspots exposed

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/counterfeit-goods
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2016-07-13T08:36:42.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-07-13T09:47:39.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T05:30:20.718Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: counterfeit, crime, foi, police
• Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35925119
• Size: 1.18 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Counterfeit goods: get the data

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/master/fakes%20and%20phonies%20infographic.png)

In July 2016 [we reported on the extent of the trade in fake goods in England's biggest cities](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35925119).

The data came from Freedom of Information requests to local authorities across the country. 

## Explore the visualisation

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/master/counterfeit%20goods%20map.png)

Dan Wainwright created an **interactive map** of counterfeit goods seized in the biggest cities. You can [explore that here](https://public.tableau.com/profile/daniel.wainwright4535#!/vizhome/shared/KG3B7N9G7).

## Get the data

* A [CSV spreadsheet showing each seizure of counterfeit goods showing the area, postcode, type, quantity, and unit of measurement is available in this GitHub repo here](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/blob/master/Items%20seized%20by%20trading%20standards%20across%20England's%20biggest%20cities%20-%20Counterfeit%20seizures.csv)

* The same data is [also available in a Google spreadsheet here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eykewTxWuwNCqrrTOlCCQ1xWLhkfTWnEQqdfckjwajs/edit#gid=0)

## Background documents

* The [wording of the Freedom of Information request](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/blob/master/FOI.md) used for the story, and the [template spreadsheet](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/blob/master/FOI%20response%20template%20counterfeit%20goods.xlsx) sent with that.

* The latest [UK Intellectual Property Crime Report](https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/461792/ip-crime-report-2014-15.pdf) was used in reporting the story

## Charts

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/master/areas%20with%20most%20counterfeit%20goods.png)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/master/most%20commonly%20seized%20fake%20goods%202013-2015.png)

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/counterfeit-goods/master/most%20complained%20about%20counterfeit%20goods.png)