Crap Towns / Forest of Dean / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Forest of Dean?

Forest of Dean council recorded 16.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,305, most of them on the highway. It issued 6 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	540
2013-14	833
2014-15	873
2015-16	679
2016-17	662
2017-18	738
2018-19	747
2019-20	1,190
2020-21	1,690
2021-22	1,314
2022-23	1,569
2023-24	1,338
2024-25	1,305

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	1,305
Back alleys	0
Commercial and industrial land	0
Council land	0
Farmland	0
Footpaths and bridleways	0
Not recorded	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	1,027
Not recorded	61
Black bags from homes	59
Garden waste	44
Other electrical	34
Tyres	33
White goods	26
Building, demolition and excavation waste	11
Vehicle parts	8
Other business waste	2
Animal carcasses	0
Asbestos	0
Black bags from businesses	0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	0
Clinical waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	0
A single item	6
A car boot or less	1,261
A small van load	28
A transit van load	10
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Forest of Dean	16.1
Gloucester	10.6
Stroud	8.9
South Gloucestershire	7.1
Tewkesbury	7.0
Herefordshire	4.4
Malvern Hills	3.2
The typical English council	11.0