Crap Towns / Broxtowe / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Broxtowe?

Broxtowe council recorded 6.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 37% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,052, most of them on council land. Of those, 4 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,400 to clear. It issued 7 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13452
2013-14470
2014-15373
2015-16479
2016-17394
2017-18280
2018-19359
2019-20257
2020-21183
2021-22180
2022-23536
2023-24700
2024-251,052
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land565
Footpaths and bridleways228
The highway216
Back alleys14
Farmland12
Rivers, streams and their banks7
Not recorded5
Commercial and industrial land3
Private and residential land2
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish431
Black bags from homes167
Black bags from businesses97
Building, demolition and excavation waste67
Vehicle parts56
Other business waste55
Other electrical36
Garden waste34
Not recorded32
Tyres32
White goods27
Clinical waste9
Animal carcasses5
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Asbestos1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag145
A single item311
A car boot or less300
A small van load261
A transit van load31
A tipper lorry load3
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Nottingham80.3
Ashfield8.6
Gedling8.2
Rushcliffe8.0
Broxtowe6.9
Erewash2.2
Amber Valley1.8
The typical English council11.0