Crap Towns / Eastleigh / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Eastleigh?

Eastleigh council recorded 4.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 55% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 478, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 228 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £38,760 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13428
2013-14529
2014-15604
2015-16614
2016-17706
2017-18762
2018-19665
2019-20596
2020-212,179
2021-22826
2022-23665
2023-24848
2024-25478
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land110
The highway104
Not recorded98
Back alleys89
Footpaths and bridleways36
Private and residential land26
Commercial and industrial land9
Farmland6
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish140
Not recorded73
Black bags from homes64
Building, demolition and excavation waste54
Other business waste48
Garden waste38
Vehicle parts25
White goods25
Other electrical7
Black bags from businesses3
Asbestos1
Animal carcasses0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Clinical waste0
Tyres0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag8
A single item123
A car boot or less43
A small van load59
A transit van load17
A tipper lorry load1
Significant or multiple loads227
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Southampton43.7
Test Valley8.9
Winchester6.9
New Forest6.5
Eastleigh4.9
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0