Crap Towns / Amber Valley / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Amber Valley?

Amber Valley council recorded 1.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 84% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 281, most of them on the highway. Of those, 4 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £5,000 to clear. It issued 4 fixed penalty notices, 3 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13219
2013-14324
2014-15266
2015-16319
2016-17341
2017-18236
2018-19266
2019-20223
2020-21229
2021-22219
2022-23178
2023-24216
2024-25281
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway251
Council land16
Footpaths and bridleways13
Not recorded1
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish87
Animal carcasses80
Building, demolition and excavation waste23
Black bags from homes19
White goods15
Other business waste14
Other electrical11
Tyres11
Garden waste8
Vehicle parts6
Not recorded4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel2
Asbestos1
Black bags from businesses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag5
A single item145
A car boot or less27
A small van load84
A transit van load16
A tipper lorry load2
Significant or multiple loads2
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Derby22.0
Bolsover15.7
Ashfield8.6
Broxtowe6.9
North East Derbyshire6.2
Erewash2.2
Amber Valley1.8
The typical English council11.0