Crap Towns / East Devon / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in East Devon?

East Devon council recorded 2.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 77% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 395, most of them on the highway. Of those, 3 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £345 to clear. It issued 10 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13417
2013-14544
2014-15525
2015-16453
2016-17492
2017-18533
2018-19450
2019-20584
2020-21436
2021-22466
2022-23399
2023-24327
2024-25395
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway362
Council land13
Footpaths and bridleways10
Back alleys6
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Not recorded1
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish108
Black bags from homes68
Building, demolition and excavation waste58
Tyres44
Animal carcasses34
Other electrical18
White goods17
Not recorded16
Garden waste10
Vehicle parts10
Asbestos4
Black bags from businesses4
Other business waste2
Chemical drums, oil and fuel1
Clinical waste1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag32
A single item60
A car boot or less67
A small van load178
A transit van load54
A tipper lorry load3
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Torbay8.2
Exeter8.1
Teignbridge7.3
Mid Devon6.2
Somerset6.2
Dorset4.2
East Devon2.5
The typical English council11.0