Crap Towns / Gwynedd / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Gwynedd?

Gwynedd council recorded 3.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 63% lower than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 459, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 4 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,660 to clear. It issued 57 fixed penalty notices and brought 1 prosecution.

Dumping campervan waste by Caernarfon's walls is taking the piss in the most literal way possible.

Over time
YearIncidents
2006-071,034
2007-08878
2008-09541
2009-10511
2010-11648
2011-12527
2012-13371
2013-14514
2014-15529
2015-16645
2016-17624
2017-18461
2018-19323
2019-20567
2020-21679
2021-22370
2022-23295
2023-24588
2024-25459
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway196
Council land171
Back alleys36
Not recorded28
Private and residential land15
Farmland8
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Footpaths and bridleways2
Commercial and industrial land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish218
Black bags from homes97
Building, demolition and excavation waste38
Other electrical30
White goods21
Garden waste15
Tyres12
Other business waste10
Black bags from businesses4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Not recorded3
Vehicle parts3
Asbestos2
Clinical waste2
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag65
A single item126
A car boot or less125
A small van load103
A transit van load34
A tipper lorry load4
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Isle of Anglesey52.7
Denbighshire19.4
Conwy14.6
Gwynedd3.8
The typical Welsh council10.3