Crap Towns / East Hampshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in East Hampshire?

East Hampshire council recorded 10.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 7% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,233, most of them on the highway. Of those, 142 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £25,405 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought 4 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13404
2013-14442
2014-15437
2015-16509
2016-17676
2017-18525
2018-19426
2019-20558
2020-211,152
2021-221,000
2022-231,415
2023-241,214
2024-251,233
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway666
Council land241
Footpaths and bridleways201
Private and residential land42
Farmland33
Rivers, streams and their banks15
Back alleys13
Not recorded12
Commercial and industrial land10
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish368
Building, demolition and excavation waste200
Not recorded126
Garden waste82
Other business waste77
White goods73
Black bags from homes69
Tyres67
Asbestos43
Other electrical40
Black bags from businesses35
Vehicle parts31
Chemical drums, oil and fuel19
Clinical waste2
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag17
A single item177
A car boot or less262
A small van load419
A transit van load216
A tipper lorry load62
Significant or multiple loads80
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Basingstoke and Deane14.9
Hart13.1
Havant10.3
East Hampshire10.2
Winchester6.9
Chichester6.9
Waverley5.9
Gosport5.4
Portsmouth4.5
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0