Crap Towns / Chichester / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Chichester?

Chichester council recorded 6.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 37% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 816, most of them on the highway. Of those, 65 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £5,788 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13499
2013-14515
2014-15536
2015-16618
2016-17988
2017-18970
2018-19983
2019-201,011
2020-211,657
2021-221,372
2022-23844
2023-24891
2024-25816
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway662
Footpaths and bridleways82
Council land28
Rivers, streams and their banks24
Farmland9
Private and residential land7
Back alleys4
Commercial and industrial land0
Not recorded0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish201
Building, demolition and excavation waste123
Black bags from homes91
Other business waste67
Garden waste57
Asbestos56
Chemical drums, oil and fuel50
Tyres48
White goods44
Vehicle parts36
Other electrical21
Black bags from businesses20
Animal carcasses1
Clinical waste1
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag45
A single item183
A car boot or less224
A small van load239
A transit van load60
A tipper lorry load60
Significant or multiple loads5
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Havant10.3
East Hampshire10.2
Arun9.7
Chichester6.9
Waverley5.9
Portsmouth4.5
The typical English council11.0