Crap Towns / Caerphilly / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Caerphilly?

Caerphilly council recorded 14.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 39% higher than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,590, with back alleys the most common spot. It issued 48 fixed penalty notices and brought 5 prosecutions.

Caerfilthy is a nickname. The bastard unloading his van seems to think it's a planning requirement.

Over time
YearIncidents
2006-073,116
2007-082,725
2008-092,195
2009-101,560
2010-112,680
2011-121,618
2012-131,479
2013-142,609
2014-152,052
2015-162,359
2016-171,992
2017-181,773
2018-191,949
2019-202,214
2020-212,751
2021-221,980
2022-231,754
2023-242,208
2024-253,590
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Back alleys1,196
Council land922
The highway752
Footpaths and bridleways482
Farmland85
Private and residential land75
Rivers, streams and their banks34
Commercial and industrial land31
Railway land9
Not recorded4
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish1,508
Black bags from homes737
Building, demolition and excavation waste340
White goods316
Not recorded229
Other business waste147
Garden waste75
Tyres51
Black bags from businesses49
Clinical waste34
Vehicle parts34
Other electrical31
Asbestos20
Chemical drums, oil and fuel15
Animal carcasses4
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag0
A single item492
A car boot or less75
A small van load221
A transit van load264
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Newport45.4
Merthyr Tydfil21.3
Cardiff17.1
Blaenau Gwent15.7
Rhondda Cynon Taf15.3
Caerphilly14.3
Torfaen10.2
The typical Welsh council10.3