Crap Towns / Dudley / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Dudley?

Dudley council recorded 8.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 24% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,303, with footpaths and bridleways the most common spot. Of those, 219 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £76,400 to clear. It issued 62 fixed penalty notices, 4 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 1 prosecution.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	728
2013-14	782
2014-15	819
2015-16	824
2016-17	1,069
2017-18	832
2018-19	938
2019-20	1,224
2020-21	1,834
2021-22	1,755
2022-23	1,984
2023-24	2,898
2024-25	3,303

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Footpaths and bridleways	1,462
Council land	1,417
The highway	240
Back alleys	70
Not recorded	40
Private and residential land	37
Commercial and industrial land	18
Farmland	15
Rivers, streams and their banks	3
Railway land	1

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	1,904
Black bags from homes	396
White goods	249
Building, demolition and excavation waste	193
Other business waste	142
Garden waste	109
Not recorded	108
Black bags from businesses	61
Other electrical	42
Tyres	40
Vehicle parts	30
Clinical waste	17
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	8
Animal carcasses	2
Asbestos	2

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	83
A single item	458
A car boot or less	604
A small van load	1,297
A transit van load	642
A tipper lorry load	149
Significant or multiple loads	70

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Sandwell	35.9
Walsall	17.9
Bromsgrove	16.1
Wolverhampton	11.4
South Staffordshire	11.0
Dudley	8.4
The typical English council	11.0