Fly-tipping facts and figures

We spend thousands of pounds every year cleaning up waste that has just been dumped - and that money comes from your Council Tax. 

We use various methods and technology to identify offenders. This includes covert surveillance at fly-tipping hot spots, carrying out stop-and-search exercises with the police on vehicles that may be carrying waste, and working with the Environment Agency.

We also have our own team of dedicated enforcement officers who are highly trained in tracing offenders.

 

Fly-tipping data

We report information about fly-tipping cases in the borough to the government, along with details of other waste related services.

Every quarter we upload detailed information to the national WasteDataFlow management system.

You can register on WasteDataFlow and access the information we have provided.

You can also see data about the fly-tipping cases we have dealt with since 2012-2013 on Gov.uk.  


Fly tipping facts and figures by year Expand all

Monthly fly-tipping data for 2023 broken down by waste type, land type and incident size.

This data is also available as accessible a PDF document below the tables.

Fly-tip by primary waste type 2023

Waste type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Animal carcass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green 2 0 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 1 0 1
Vehicle parts 2 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
White goods 3 14 4 3 1 3 2 6 4 3 3 1
Other electrical 3 3 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 0
Tyres 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
Asbestos 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Clinical 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Construction / demolition 5 6 3 3 3 7 3 7 3 4 6 0
Black bags / commercial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Black bags / household 4 9 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 5 4 3
Chemical, oil fuel  2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
Other household 18 28 28 14 18 26 18 23 21 17 20 15
Other commercial 2 4 0 0 1 7 4 0 1 1 1 1

Fly-tip by land type 2023

Land type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Highway 4 7 3   6 9 1 2 4 10 6 5
Footpath / bridleway 15 32 13 8 9 16 14 12 12 6 15 1
Back alleyway 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Railway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Council land 17 27 19 10 12 17 19 24 15 13 17 14
Agricultural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Private 6 4 10 8 5 6 3 4 5 4 3 2
Commercial / industrial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Watercourse 1 0 2 2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0

Fly-tip by waste/incident size 2023

Waste/incident size January February March April May June July August September October November December
Single item 23 33 24 16 16 26 18 15 8 9 16 7
Single black bag 3 8 2 1 2 2 1 5 4 0 1 1
Car boot or less 6 10 5 4 8 12 5 13 9 8 16 6
Small van 9 18 14 6 5 12 11 9 12 16 5 8
Transit van 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 1
Tipper lorry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Significant multi-loads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.
Fly tipping data by month - 2023 PDF (PDF 136 KB)

Monthly fly-tipping data for 2022 broken down by waste type, land type and incident size.

This data is also available as accessible a PDF document below the tables.

Fly-tip by primary waste type 2022

Waste type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Animal carcass  0
Green 2 6 1 1 1 1
Vehicle parts  0 1 3  0
White goods 2 3 1 5 13
Other electrical 1 2 3  0
Tyres 1  0  0
Asbestos 0 1 1 1  0  0
Clinical 0  0 1  0 2 1
Construction / demolition 8 3 7 4 1
Black bags / commercial  0 2  0
Black bags / household 12  2 4 5 6 5 3
Chemical, oil fuel  0 1 2  0  0
Other household 19  28  24  26  18  22  21 10 17 18 23 12
Other commercial 2 2 1 3  0

Fly-tip by land type 2022

Land type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Highway 4 5 10 10 9 3
Footpath / bridleway 25  11  13  12  13 4 11 15 7 8
Back alleyway 0 1 0 0 0 0
Railway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Council land 20  19  26  15  18  16  18 15 14 9 20 13
Agricultural 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private 13  3 5 1 6 3 5
Commercial / industrial 0 0 0 0 0 0
Watercourse 11  0 2 0 0 0 2

Fly-tip by waste/incident size 2022

Waste/incident size January February March April May June July August September October November December
Single item 14  23  19  24  10  11  11 7 14 18 13 13
Single black bag 19  1 4 1 4 2 0
Car boot or less 13  12  18  10  10 8 11 8 5 7
Small van 18  12  13  11  15  16 12 8 8 18 10
Transit van 13  0 0 2 2 1 1
Tipper lorry 0 1 0 0 0 0
Significant multi-loads 0 0 0 0 0 0
If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.
Fly tipping data by month - 2022 PDF (PDF 107 KB)

Monthly fly-tipping data for 2021 broken down by waste type, land type and incident size.

This data is also available as accessible a PDF document below the tables.

Fly-tip by primary waste type 2021

Waste type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Animal carcass  0
Green
Vehicle parts
White goods
Other electrical
Tyres
Asbestos
Clinical
Construction / demolition
Black bags / commercial
Black bags / household 8 11 
Chemical, oil fuel  18  14 
Other household 21   19 19  31  22  18  11  14 
Other commercial

Fly-tip by land type 2021

Land type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Highway  1  7 10 
Footpath / bridleway 12  12  19  14  18  16  11  11  10  10  13  12 
Back alleyway
Railway
Council land 15  13  18  15  10  19  12 
Agricultural
Private 10  10 
Commercial / industrial
Watercourse

Fly-tip by waste/incident size 2021

Waste/incident size January February March April May June July August September October November December
Single item 15  12  16  12  22  17   17 12  14  12   10  13
Single black bag
Car boot or less 12  13  10  12  12 
Small van 10  20  13  13  18 
Transit van
Tipper lorry
Significant multi-loads
If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.
Fly tipping data by month - 2021 PDF (PDF 108 KB)

Monthly fly-tipping data for 2020 broken down by waste type, land type and incident size.

This data is also available as accessible a PDF document below the tables.

Fly-tip by primary waste type 2020

Waste type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Animal carcass  0
Green
Vehicle parts
White goods 14 
Other electrical
Tyres
Asbestos
Clinical
Construction / demolition
Black bags / commercial
Black bags / household
Chemical, oil fuel 
Other household 13  13  22  12  16  12  30  25  26  17  19  12 
Other commercial

Fly-tip by land type 2020

Land type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Highway  1  4 10 
Footpath / bridleway 14  12  19  10 
Back alleyway
Railway
Council land 18  16  12  17  11  34  23  19  10  14  12 
Agricultural
Private
Commercial / industrial
Watercourse

Fly-tip by waste/incident size 2020

Waste/incident size January February March April May June July August September October November December
Single item 15  10  11  12  14  14  11   21 13  12   8
Single black bag
Car boot or less 15  12  18  20  14 
Small van 10  10  10 
Transit van
Tipper lorry
Significant multi-loads
If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.
Fly tipping data by month - 2020 PDF (PDF 108 KB)

Monthly fly-tipping data for 2019 broken down by waste type, land type and incident size.

This data is also available as accessible a PDF document below the tables.

Fly-tip by primary waste type 2019

Waste type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Animal carcass  0 0
Green  1  1 2
Vehicle parts 0 1
White goods
Other electrical
Tyres
Asbestos
Clinical
Construction / demolition 5
Black bags / commercial
Black bags / household
Chemical, oil fuel 
Other household 19  12  12  14  15  12  13  18
Other commercial 1

Fly-tip by land type 2019

Land type January February March April May June July August September October November December
Highway
Footpath / bridleway 17  15 
Back alleyway
Railway
Council land 18  11  14  14  13  14  14  16  10 
Agricultural
Private
Commercial / industrial
Watercourse

Fly-tip by waste/incident size 2019

Waste/incident size January February March April May June July August September October November December
Single item 22  13  13  18   12 11 
Single black bag
Car boot or less 10  11  13  15 
Small van 10 
Transit van
Tipper lorry
Significant multi-loads
If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.
Fly tipping data by month - 2019 PDF (PDF 112 KB)