Crap Towns / Cannock Chase / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Cannock Chase?

Cannock Chase council recorded 4.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 64% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 482, most of them on the highway. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	318
2013-14	334
2014-15	416
2015-16	471
2016-17	485
2017-18	425
2018-19	366
2019-20	406
2020-21	565
2021-22	423
2022-23	252
2023-24	483
2024-25	482

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	268
Council land	181
Footpaths and bridleways	27
Back alleys	6
Commercial and industrial land	0
Farmland	0
Not recorded	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	299
White goods	119
Other business waste	33
Black bags from homes	10
Vehicle parts	8
Clinical waste	7
Animal carcasses	6
Asbestos	0
Black bags from businesses	0
Building, demolition and excavation waste	0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	0
Garden waste	0
Not recorded	0
Other electrical	0
Tyres	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	13
A single item	161
A car boot or less	23
A small van load	177
A transit van load	108
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Walsall	17.9
South Staffordshire	11.0
East Staffordshire	9.6
Cannock Chase	4.0
Lichfield	3.8
Stafford	3.6
The typical English council	11.0