Crap Towns / Denbighshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Denbighshire?

Denbighshire council recorded 19.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 1.9 times the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,699, with back alleys the most common spot. Of those, 37 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £6,650 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	1,086
2007-08	991
2008-09	3,793
2009-10	5,189
2010-11	2,515
2011-12	2,249
2012-13	2,144
2013-14	2,206
2014-15	1,446
2015-16	1,120
2016-17	1,004
2017-18	1,207
2018-19	665
2019-20	680
2020-21	1,208
2021-22	814
2022-23	768
2023-24	1,121
2024-25	3,699

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Back alleys	1,123
Footpaths and bridleways	1,046
The highway	698
Council land	454
Commercial and industrial land	137
Rivers, streams and their banks	114
Not recorded	103
Private and residential land	18
Farmland	6
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Black bags from homes	1,570
Other household rubbish	837
Not recorded	281
White goods	248
Building, demolition and excavation waste	196
Other electrical	162
Black bags from businesses	143
Garden waste	117
Other business waste	64
Vehicle parts	26
Clinical waste	22
Tyres	21
Animal carcasses	6
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	5
Asbestos	1

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	741
A single item	588
A car boot or less	1,077
A small van load	916
A transit van load	340
A tipper lorry load	15
Significant or multiple loads	22

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Denbighshire	19.4
Conwy	14.6
Flintshire	10.1
Wrexham	8.9
The typical Welsh council	10.3