Crap Towns / Carmarthenshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Carmarthenshire?

Carmarthenshire council recorded 17.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 1.7 times the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,171. It issued 39 fixed penalty notices and brought 9 prosecutions.

Cross Hands roundabout gives fly-tippers ages to think up a better excuse than the tip was shut.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	1,649
2007-08	1,215
2008-09	1,487
2009-10	1,619
2010-11	1,542
2011-12	1,516
2012-13	1,363
2013-14	1,438
2014-15	1,306
2015-16	972
2016-17	1,732
2017-18	2,939
2018-19	3,516
2019-20	4,111
2020-21	4,568
2021-22	4,803
2022-23	3,769
2023-24	3,084
2024-25	3,171

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Not recorded	2,225
The highway	350
Back alleys	315
Council land	202
Footpaths and bridleways	73
Commercial and industrial land	4
Railway land	2
Farmland	0
Private and residential land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Not recorded	2,042
Other household rubbish	627
Black bags from homes	181
White goods	73
Tyres	68
Building, demolition and excavation waste	49
Other business waste	45
Other electrical	32
Garden waste	23
Black bags from businesses	9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	8
Vehicle parts	8
Asbestos	6
Animal carcasses	0
Clinical waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	112
A single item	201
A car boot or less	337
A small van load	335
A transit van load	231
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Carmarthenshire	17.8
Swansea	10.1
Neath Port Talbot	5.6
The typical Welsh council	10.3