Crap Towns / Broxbourne / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Broxbourne?

Broxbourne council recorded 13.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 20% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,424, most of them on the highway. Of those, 8 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,410 to clear. It issued 60 fixed penalty notices, 43 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13691
2013-14562
2014-15561
2015-16705
2016-17754
2017-18686
2018-19897
2019-20792
2020-21839
2021-221,091
2022-231,122
2023-241,367
2024-251,424
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway861
Private and residential land362
Council land145
Footpaths and bridleways38
Back alleys6
Not recorded4
Commercial and industrial land3
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Farmland1
Railway land1
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish738
Black bags from homes373
White goods106
Garden waste54
Building, demolition and excavation waste48
Other business waste23
Not recorded22
Vehicle parts18
Other electrical14
Chemical drums, oil and fuel10
Tyres8
Animal carcasses5
Asbestos2
Black bags from businesses2
Clinical waste1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag48
A single item57
A car boot or less523
A small van load666
A transit van load118
A tipper lorry load8
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Waltham Forest34.5
Harlow26.0
Epping Forest23.4
Enfield22.6
Broxbourne13.2
Hertsmere11.0
East Hertfordshire4.7
The typical English council11.0