Crap Towns / Fareham / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Fareham?

Fareham council recorded 2.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 79% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 307, most of them on council land. Of those, 45 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £12,850 to clear. It issued 31 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13300
2013-14404
2014-15338
2015-16325
2016-171,387
2017-18982
2018-19181
2019-20307
2020-21425
2021-22360
2022-23241
2023-24247
2024-25307
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land231
The highway57
Footpaths and bridleways10
Back alleys3
Not recorded3
Commercial and industrial land2
Private and residential land1
Farmland0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish186
Other business waste40
Garden waste22
Black bags from homes15
Other electrical10
White goods9
Tyres7
Building, demolition and excavation waste6
Black bags from businesses4
Vehicle parts4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel2
Not recorded2
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag4
A single item79
A car boot or less53
A small van load73
A transit van load36
A tipper lorry load29
Significant or multiple loads16
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Southampton43.7
Winchester6.9
New Forest6.5
Isle of Wight6.4
Gosport5.4
Eastleigh4.9
Portsmouth4.5
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0