Crap Towns / Bromsgrove / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Bromsgrove?

Bromsgrove council recorded 16.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,591, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 296 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £33,422 to clear. It issued 7 fixed penalty notices, 1 of them a littering fixed penalty notice issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13560
2013-14902
2014-151,312
2015-161,757
2016-171,763
2017-181,738
2018-192,204
2019-202,128
2020-212,549
2021-221,261
2022-231,249
2023-241,937
2024-251,591
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway773
Council land398
Footpaths and bridleways168
Not recorded76
Private and residential land72
Farmland30
Rivers, streams and their banks28
Back alleys23
Commercial and industrial land23
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish684
Building, demolition and excavation waste181
Not recorded174
Black bags from homes141
Other business waste100
Garden waste69
Black bags from businesses59
White goods49
Vehicle parts39
Tyres29
Chemical drums, oil and fuel26
Other electrical26
Asbestos13
Clinical waste1
Animal carcasses0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag20
A single item224
A car boot or less269
A small van load589
A transit van load193
A tipper lorry load137
Significant or multiple loads159
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Sandwell35.9
Redditch23.6
Solihull17.2
Birmingham17.0
Bromsgrove16.1
Dudley8.4
Wyre Forest7.4
Wychavon6.7
Stratford-on-Avon3.4
The typical English council11.0