Crap Towns / Exeter / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Exeter?

Exeter council recorded 8.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 26% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,115. It issued 4 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-131,085
2013-141,203
2014-15874
2015-16287
2016-17906
2017-18728
2018-19950
2019-20823
2020-211,056
2021-22729
2022-231,124
2023-24917
2024-251,115
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Not recorded680
Council land338
Back alleys77
Footpaths and bridleways14
The highway4
Private and residential land2
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish694
Black bags from homes129
Building, demolition and excavation waste127
Other electrical61
Garden waste53
Vehicle parts35
Tyres13
Animal carcasses3
Asbestos0
Black bags from businesses0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Clinical waste0
Not recorded0
Other business waste0
White goods0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag201
A single item0
A car boot or less365
A small van load404
A transit van load145
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Exeter8.1
Teignbridge7.3
Mid Devon6.2
East Devon2.5
The typical English council11.0