Crap Towns / Cornwall / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Cornwall?

Cornwall council recorded 5.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 48% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,931, most of them on the highway. Of those, 129 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £45,640 to clear. It issued 21 fixed penalty notices, 6 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 3 prosecutions.

The Beast of Bodmin Moor doesn't need a mattress, you fly-tipping bastard.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-134,019
2013-143,509
2014-154,440
2015-164,893
2016-174,731
2017-184,698
2018-194,549
2019-203,657
2020-213,734
2021-223,259
2022-232,770
2023-243,101
2024-253,931
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway2,879
Council land575
Back alleys314
Not recorded71
Footpaths and bridleways53
Rivers, streams and their banks24
Commercial and industrial land8
Farmland5
Railway land2
Private and residential land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish1,530
Black bags from homes603
Building, demolition and excavation waste415
Tyres311
Not recorded216
Other electrical183
Other business waste177
Garden waste143
White goods142
Vehicle parts90
Black bags from businesses68
Chemical drums, oil and fuel30
Asbestos18
Clinical waste4
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag77
A single item630
A car boot or less1,192
A small van load1,489
A transit van load414
A tipper lorry load80
Significant or multiple loads49
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Plymouth20.4
South Hams7.0
North Devon6.0
West Devon5.9
Cornwall5.7
Torridge3.3
The typical English council11.0