Crap Towns / Cheshire East / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Cheshire East?

Cheshire East council recorded 10.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 9% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,784, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 17 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £5,150 to clear. It issued 42 fixed penalty notices, 2 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-131,377
2013-142,077
2014-152,116
2015-162,879
2016-173,037
2017-182,810
2018-192,830
2019-202,746
2020-214,321
2021-224,456
2022-234,108
2023-244,047
2024-253,784
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway1,887
Back alleys1,694
Council land149
Footpaths and bridleways38
Rivers, streams and their banks10
Not recorded3
Railway land3
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish2,156
Black bags from homes732
Building, demolition and excavation waste214
White goods166
Garden waste134
Tyres122
Other electrical98
Other business waste78
Vehicle parts31
Chemical drums, oil and fuel21
Not recorded12
Asbestos10
Black bags from businesses6
Animal carcasses4
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag48
A single item741
A car boot or less952
A small van load1,741
A transit van load285
A tipper lorry load11
Significant or multiple loads6
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Manchester25.6
Stockport11.1
Cheshire East10.0
Trafford9.2
Cheshire West and Chester8.3
Warrington7.0
Newcastle-under-Lyme6.7
Shropshire4.3
High Peak4.1
Staffordshire Moorlands3.9
The typical English council11.0