Crap Towns / Darlington / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Darlington? Darlington council recorded 33.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 3.0 times the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,846, with back alleys the most common spot. Of those, 112 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £12,880 to clear. It issued 12 fixed penalty notices and brought 3 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2012-13 2,340 2013-14 2,914 2014-15 3,282 2015-16 2,982 2016-17 2,886 2017-18 3,052 2018-19 3,006 2019-20 2,838 2020-21 3,411 2021-22 2,963 2022-23 3,191 2023-24 3,716 2024-25 3,846
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents Back alleys 1,718 Council land 849 Footpaths and bridleways 700 The highway 418 Not recorded 91 Rivers, streams and their banks 29 Private and residential land 21 Farmland 13 Commercial and industrial land 6 Railway land 1
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 1,609 Black bags from homes 913 Not recorded 431 Building, demolition and excavation waste 322 Vehicle parts 152 Garden waste 126 Other electrical 88 Other business waste 54 Tyres 50 Black bags from businesses 42 White goods 29 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 14 Asbestos 12 Animal carcasses 4 Clinical waste 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 83 A single item 464 A car boot or less 780 A small van load 1,706 A transit van load 701 A tipper lorry load 91 Significant or multiple loads 21
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