Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Brighton and Hove?

Brighton and Hove council recorded 6.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 42% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,627, most of them on the highway. It issued 390 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	2,076
2013-14	2,082
2014-15	4,187
2015-16	–
2016-17	2,520
2017-18	2,348
2018-19	1,955
2019-20	2,100
2020-21	1,527
2021-22	1,585
2022-23	2,032
2023-24	1,688
2024-25	1,627

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	1,160
Footpaths and bridleways	229
Council land	141
Back alleys	79
Private and residential land	18
Commercial and industrial land	0
Farmland	0
Not recorded	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	837
Not recorded	203
Building, demolition and excavation waste	114
Black bags from homes	109
White goods	109
Other business waste	89
Clinical waste	57
Garden waste	38
Other electrical	25
Black bags from businesses	14
Vehicle parts	13
Tyres	9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	7
Asbestos	3
Animal carcasses	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	28
A single item	601
A car boot or less	289
A small van load	565
A transit van load	141
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Adur	11.2
Horsham	9.1
Brighton and Hove	6.4
Lewes	4.2
Mid Sussex	3.0
The typical English council	11.0