Crap Towns / Bracknell Forest / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Bracknell Forest?

Bracknell Forest council recorded 4.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 57% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 606, with council land the most common spot. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Bracknell fly-tippers have to find a lay-by between roundabouts. Even being a bastard needs route planning.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13548
2013-14546
2014-15424
2015-16310
2016-17310
2017-18354
2018-19545
2019-20604
2020-21629
2021-22558
2022-23542
2023-24596
2024-25606
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land292
Footpaths and bridleways194
The highway119
Back alleys1
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish197
Black bags from homes145
Building, demolition and excavation waste107
Garden waste47
Not recorded28
Other electrical26
White goods25
Vehicle parts11
Other business waste8
Tyres6
Black bags from businesses4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel1
Clinical waste1
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag1
A single item103
A car boot or less185
A small van load232
A transit van load85
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Hart13.1
Wokingham9.9
Windsor and Maidenhead8.8
Surrey Heath7.2
Rushmoor5.9
Bracknell Forest4.7
The typical English council11.0