Crap Towns / Calderdale / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Calderdale?

Calderdale council recorded 6.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 43% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,139, most of them on the highway. Of those, 193 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £67,930 to clear. It issued 39 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Tod's fly-tippers can spot a UFO over the moors but can't find the bloody tip.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	1,156
2013-14	1,523
2014-15	1,686
2015-16	1,775
2016-17	1,912
2017-18	1,619
2018-19	1,719
2019-20	1,856
2020-21	2,380
2021-22	1,666
2022-23	1,362
2023-24	1,371
2024-25	1,139

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	741
Not recorded	185
Footpaths and bridleways	70
Council land	53
Private and residential land	36
Back alleys	33
Commercial and industrial land	13
Rivers, streams and their banks	5
Farmland	2
Railway land	1

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Not recorded	341
Other household rubbish	333
Black bags from homes	181
Building, demolition and excavation waste	142
Black bags from businesses	35
Asbestos	23
White goods	19
Other electrical	18
Other business waste	16
Garden waste	14
Vehicle parts	11
Clinical waste	3
Tyres	2
Animal carcasses	1
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	153
A single item	16
A car boot or less	136
A small van load	479
A transit van load	162
A tipper lorry load	155
Significant or multiple loads	38

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Burnley	37.5
Bradford	32.7
Rochdale	23.7
Oldham	22.9
Kirklees	19.7
Rossendale	15.2
Calderdale	6.3
The typical English council	11.0