Crap Towns / Blaenau Gwent / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Blaenau Gwent? Blaenau Gwent council recorded 15.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 1.5 times the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,002, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 78 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £10,148 to clear. It issued 139 fixed penalty notices and brought 5 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 285 2007-08 394 2008-09 381 2009-10 230 2010-11 237 2011-12 177 2012-13 334 2013-14 483 2014-15 726 2015-16 723 2016-17 845 2017-18 955 2018-19 1,167 2019-20 1,327 2020-21 1,661 2021-22 1,359 2022-23 1,200 2023-24 950 2024-25 1,002
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 294 Council land 264 Footpaths and bridleways 212 Back alleys 124 Commercial and industrial land 42 Not recorded 26 Farmland 20 Rivers, streams and their banks 19 Railway land 1 Private and residential land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 324 Black bags from homes 240 Building, demolition and excavation waste 169 Not recorded 75 Garden waste 50 White goods 38 Tyres 33 Black bags from businesses 24 Other business waste 12 Other electrical 12 Vehicle parts 10 Asbestos 5 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 5 Clinical waste 4 Animal carcasses 1
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 114 A single item 222 A car boot or less 322 A small van load 210 A transit van load 56 A tipper lorry load 70 Significant or multiple loads 8
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