Crap Towns / Conwy / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Conwy? Conwy council recorded 14.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 42% higher than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,774, with the highway the most common spot. It issued 2 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 1,328 2007-08 1,336 2008-09 1,580 2009-10 1,009 2010-11 1,361 2011-12 1,055 2012-13 935 2013-14 925 2014-15 980 2015-16 1,078 2016-17 1,351 2017-18 1,540 2018-19 1,734 2019-20 1,274 2020-21 2,078 2021-22 1,447 2022-23 1,601 2023-24 1,663 2024-25 1,774
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 860 Back alleys 432 Private and residential land 252 Council land 168 Footpaths and bridleways 24 Rivers, streams and their banks 20 Not recorded 10 Farmland 6 Commercial and industrial land 2 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 1,200 Black bags from homes 301 White goods 84 Building, demolition and excavation waste 46 Garden waste 37 Other business waste 35 Other electrical 28 Tyres 17 Vehicle parts 9 Black bags from businesses 8 Clinical waste 5 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 2 Animal carcasses 1 Asbestos 1 Not recorded 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 54 A single item 240 A car boot or less 826 A small van load 315 A transit van load 95 A tipper lorry load 0 Significant or multiple loads 0
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