Crap Towns / Arun / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Arun?

Arun council recorded 9.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 12% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,102, most of them on the highway. Of those, 36 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £7,110 to clear. It issued 6 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13716
2013-14406
2014-15772
2015-16821
2016-171,013
2017-18837
2018-191,072
2019-201,455
2020-211,569
2021-221,713
2022-232,035
2023-241,641
2024-251,102
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway720
Council land255
Footpaths and bridleways48
Not recorded40
Back alleys30
Rivers, streams and their banks7
Commercial and industrial land2
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded383
Other household rubbish382
White goods69
Black bags from homes49
Other business waste48
Tyres44
Building, demolition and excavation waste40
Other electrical26
Vehicle parts22
Garden waste18
Chemical drums, oil and fuel11
Black bags from businesses8
Asbestos2
Animal carcasses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag139
A single item340
A car boot or less185
A small van load295
A transit van load107
A tipper lorry load22
Significant or multiple loads14
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Adur11.2
Havant10.3
Arun9.7
Horsham9.1
Chichester6.9
Worthing5.5
The typical English council11.0