Crap Towns / Erewash / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Erewash?

Erewash council recorded 2.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 80% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 238, with the highway the most common spot. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13193
2013-14258
2014-15302
2015-16262
2016-17256
2017-18159
2018-19270
2019-20291
2020-21418
2021-22281
2022-23256
2023-24239
2024-25238
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway112
Council land82
Footpaths and bridleways32
Rivers, streams and their banks6
Back alleys5
Commercial and industrial land1
Farmland0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish117
White goods24
Building, demolition and excavation waste20
Other business waste18
Other electrical15
Tyres13
Black bags from homes10
Garden waste9
Vehicle parts9
Black bags from businesses2
Chemical drums, oil and fuel1
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag2
A single item25
A car boot or less97
A small van load77
A transit van load37
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Nottingham80.3
Derby22.0
Rushcliffe8.0
Broxtowe6.9
North West Leicestershire5.5
Erewash2.2
Amber Valley1.8
The typical English council11.0