East Staffordshire council recorded 9.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 13% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,460, with footpaths and bridleways the most common spot. Of those, 128 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £45,430 to clear. It issued 24 fixed penalty notices, 6 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.