Crap Towns / Castle Point / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Castle Point?

Castle Point council recorded 10.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 978, most of them on the highway. Of those, 9 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,200 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13157
2013-14366
2014-15767
2015-161,033
2016-17910
2017-18699
2018-19939
2019-20933
2020-211,163
2021-22840
2022-23774
2023-241,135
2024-25978
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway683
Council land242
Back alleys19
Footpaths and bridleways15
Not recorded8
Private and residential land7
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Commercial and industrial land1
Farmland0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish588
Black bags from homes102
Chemical drums, oil and fuel55
Garden waste55
White goods53
Building, demolition and excavation waste50
Not recorded42
Other electrical16
Tyres12
Other business waste2
Vehicle parts2
Asbestos1
Animal carcasses0
Black bags from businesses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag12
A single item68
A car boot or less460
A small van load354
A transit van load71
A tipper lorry load7
Significant or multiple loads2
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Basildon29.3
Medway19.4
Thurrock15.9
Castle Point10.7
Southend-on-Sea10.7
Rochford7.0
Chelmsford3.9
The typical English council11.0