Crap Towns / Hart / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Hart?

Hart council recorded 13.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 19% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,414, most of them on the highway. Of those, 112 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £29,098 to clear. It issued 12 fixed penalty notices and brought 1 prosecution.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13702
2013-14711
2014-15602
2015-16749
2016-17679
2017-18709
2018-19568
2019-20425
2020-211,029
2021-221,034
2022-231,248
2023-241,247
2024-251,414
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway1,066
Council land140
Farmland84
Rivers, streams and their banks62
Footpaths and bridleways43
Private and residential land19
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Not recorded0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish392
Animal carcasses196
Building, demolition and excavation waste190
Garden waste189
Other business waste89
Other electrical76
Black bags from homes72
Tyres60
Chemical drums, oil and fuel55
White goods39
Vehicle parts27
Asbestos22
Black bags from businesses7
Clinical waste0
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag0
A single item243
A car boot or less329
A small van load397
A transit van load333
A tipper lorry load8
Significant or multiple loads104
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Basingstoke and Deane14.9
Hart13.1
East Hampshire10.2
Wokingham9.9
Guildford9.0
Surrey Heath7.2
Waverley5.9
Rushmoor5.9
Bracknell Forest4.7
The typical English council11.0