Crap Towns / Flintshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Flintshire?

Flintshire council recorded 10.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,630, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 274 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £80,976 to clear. It issued 26 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	958
2007-08	903
2008-09	746
2009-10	785
2010-11	697
2011-12	911
2012-13	911
2013-14	899
2014-15	938
2015-16	898
2016-17	800
2017-18	774
2018-19	1,013
2019-20	1,026
2020-21	1,586
2021-22	988
2022-23	1,592
2023-24	1,477
2024-25	1,630

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Council land	418
The highway	385
Footpaths and bridleways	283
Not recorded	219
Back alleys	163
Private and residential land	75
Rivers, streams and their banks	36
Farmland	27
Commercial and industrial land	21
Railway land	3

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	616
Black bags from homes	274
Not recorded	215
Building, demolition and excavation waste	111
Garden waste	107
White goods	66
Other business waste	55
Other electrical	38
Vehicle parts	34
Tyres	30
Black bags from businesses	29
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	20
Asbestos	18
Clinical waste	11
Animal carcasses	6

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	50
A single item	175
A car boot or less	322
A small van load	575
A transit van load	234
A tipper lorry load	105
Significant or multiple loads	169

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Denbighshire	19.4
Flintshire	10.1
Wrexham	8.9
The typical Welsh council	10.3