Clockwise from top; Police at an illegal wedding at Hot Chilli restaurant at Dunscar Business Park, an officer checking speeds and a elderly man holding a phone LIKE every aspect of society, crime has been affected significantly in the last year amid the coronavirus restrictions. General crime such as robbery, other violent offences and burglaries have fallen in the last 12 months while the rules have been in place. But there have been other types of crime that have increased such as speeding. After the first lockdown at the end of March last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to stay at home.