County Durham council recorded 10.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 5,260, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 518 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £182,640 to clear. It issued 94 fixed penalty notices and brought 30 prosecutions.