Crap Towns / Cherwell / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Cherwell?

Cherwell council recorded 7.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 36% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,332, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 22 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £5,500 to clear. It issued 29 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	396
2013-14	469
2014-15	486
2015-16	556
2016-17	538
2017-18	620
2018-19	769
2019-20	684
2020-21	652
2021-22	1,001
2022-23	945
2023-24	1,101
2024-25	1,332

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Council land	447
The highway	391
Footpaths and bridleways	255
Private and residential land	149
Back alleys	33
Not recorded	21
Commercial and industrial land	17
Farmland	11
Rivers, streams and their banks	8
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	799
Black bags from homes	123
Tyres	98
Building, demolition and excavation waste	83
White goods	73
Other business waste	44
Garden waste	43
Not recorded	26
Black bags from businesses	15
Other electrical	10
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	7
Vehicle parts	7
Asbestos	3
Animal carcasses	1
Clinical waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	50
A single item	323
A car boot or less	493
A small van load	371
A transit van load	73
A tipper lorry load	17
Significant or multiple loads	5

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
West Northamptonshire	42.8
Oxford	27.5
Cotswold	11.0
West Oxfordshire	9.5
Buckinghamshire	7.1
Cherwell	7.0
South Oxfordshire	5.1
Stratford-on-Avon	3.4
Vale of White Horse	3.2
The typical English council	11.0