Crap Towns / Derbyshire Dales / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Derbyshire Dales?

Derbyshire Dales council recorded 4.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 62% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 286, most of them on the highway. Of those, 6 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,050 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13193
2013-14246
2014-15265
2015-16242
2016-17182
2017-18158
2018-19222
2019-20274
2020-21405
2021-22455
2022-23291
2023-24317
2024-25286
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway234
Footpaths and bridleways41
Council land7
Not recorded2
Railway land1
Rivers, streams and their banks1
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Black bags from homes83
Building, demolition and excavation waste48
Other household rubbish37
Garden waste26
Tyres18
Not recorded13
Other business waste13
White goods13
Black bags from businesses11
Vehicle parts10
Chemical drums, oil and fuel4
Other electrical4
Asbestos3
Clinical waste2
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag54
A single item5
A car boot or less97
A small van load89
A transit van load34
A tipper lorry load5
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Derby22.0
Bolsover15.7
East Staffordshire9.6
North East Derbyshire6.2
South Derbyshire5.3
Chesterfield5.1
Derbyshire Dales4.2
Staffordshire Moorlands3.9
Amber Valley1.8
The typical English council11.0