Boston council recorded 63.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 5.7 times the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 4,687, with footpaths and bridleways the most common spot. Of those, 42 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £14,850 to clear. It issued 67 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.