Crap Towns / Gedling / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Gedling?

Gedling council recorded 8.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 25% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 405, most of them on the highway. Of those, 70 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £24,640 to clear. It issued 22 fixed penalty notices, 10 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13775
2013-14913
2014-151,357
2015-161,756
2016-171,993
2017-181,894
2018-191,361
2019-201,359
2020-212,003
2021-221,403
2022-231,224
2023-241,256
2024-25405
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway276
Footpaths and bridleways68
Council land48
Back alleys3
Farmland3
Private and residential land3
Commercial and industrial land2
Not recorded2
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish218
Not recorded45
Other business waste37
Black bags from homes28
Garden waste21
White goods19
Other electrical16
Building, demolition and excavation waste6
Black bags from businesses5
Tyres4
Asbestos3
Clinical waste3
Animal carcasses0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Vehicle parts0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag12
A single item45
A car boot or less86
A small van load119
A transit van load73
A tipper lorry load56
Significant or multiple loads14
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Nottingham80.3
Mansfield18.3
Newark and Sherwood13.1
Ashfield8.6
Gedling8.2
Rushcliffe8.0
Broxtowe6.9
The typical English council11.0