Crap Towns / Hammersmith and Fulham / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Hammersmith and Fulham council recorded 60.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 5.5 times the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 8,087. Of those, 16 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,510 to clear. It issued 2,164 fixed penalty notices, 1,708 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Hammersmith Bridge is shut to cars, so at least the fly-tippers from Barnes can't get over.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-137,079
2013-149,011
2014-159,208
2015-1610,829
2016-1714,870
2017-1818,652
2018-1916,769
2019-2013,322
2020-2116,828
2021-2220,032
2022-2313,504
2023-2411,877
2024-258,087
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Not recorded6,961
Council land736
Footpaths and bridleways286
The highway103
Back alleys1
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded7,676
Other household rubbish275
White goods37
Black bags from homes34
Other electrical21
Garden waste17
Building, demolition and excavation waste16
Other business waste7
Black bags from businesses2
Tyres1
Vehicle parts1
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag7,724
A single item92
A car boot or less54
A small van load134
A transit van load54
A tipper lorry load13
Significant or multiple loads3
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
City of London270
Camden163
Westminster125
Brent76.7
Merton75.8
Hammersmith and Fulham60.9
Kensington and Chelsea51.2
Ealing50.1
Lambeth39.8
Richmond upon Thames23.4
Wandsworth17.0
The typical English council11.0