Crap Towns / Broadland / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Broadland?

Broadland council recorded 6.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 40% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 914, most of them on the highway. Of those, 37 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £14,540 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13568
2013-14567
2014-15451
2015-16407
2016-17436
2017-18421
2018-19515
2019-20438
2020-21629
2021-22508
2022-23887
2023-24785
2024-25914
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway636
Council land95
Footpaths and bridleways93
Not recorded49
Farmland21
Private and residential land8
Commercial and industrial land6
Back alleys3
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish368
Not recorded97
Black bags from homes71
Building, demolition and excavation waste70
Tyres68
Other business waste43
Garden waste40
Vehicle parts30
Other electrical29
Chemical drums, oil and fuel25
White goods25
Black bags from businesses22
Animal carcasses14
Asbestos12
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag46
A single item219
A car boot or less277
A small van load248
A transit van load87
A tipper lorry load22
Significant or multiple loads15
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Norwich37.8
Broadland6.6
Breckland5.9
South Norfolk4.8
North Norfolk4.0
The typical English council11.0