Crap Towns / Chorley / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Chorley?

Chorley council recorded 7.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 34% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 941, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 144 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £144,000 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	740
2013-14	863
2014-15	881
2015-16	886
2016-17	880
2017-18	1,070
2018-19	897
2019-20	894
2020-21	1,435
2021-22	1,037
2022-23	872
2023-24	769
2024-25	941

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	250
Footpaths and bridleways	245
Back alleys	171
Council land	111
Not recorded	96
Private and residential land	22
Rivers, streams and their banks	20
Commercial and industrial land	14
Farmland	12
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	416
Black bags from homes	113
Building, demolition and excavation waste	95
White goods	69
Not recorded	57
Garden waste	49
Other business waste	34
Black bags from businesses	32
Other electrical	22
Vehicle parts	19
Tyres	13
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	10
Asbestos	7
Clinical waste	4
Animal carcasses	1

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	42
A single item	186
A car boot or less	180
A small van load	238
A transit van load	151
A tipper lorry load	52
Significant or multiple loads	92

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Bolton	23.1
Wigan	8.4
Chorley	7.3
South Ribble	4.0
The typical English council	11.0