Crap Towns / Herefordshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Herefordshire?

Herefordshire council recorded 4.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 60% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 708, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 31 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £3,600 to clear. It issued 28 fixed penalty notices, 14 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 1 prosecution.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13636
2013-14572
2014-15886
2015-161,031
2016-17912
2017-181,117
2018-19492
2019-20685
2020-21392
2021-22806
2022-231,021
2023-24726
2024-25708
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway230
Council land174
Not recorded138
Private and residential land46
Footpaths and bridleways39
Back alleys31
Commercial and industrial land30
Farmland15
Rivers, streams and their banks4
Railway land1
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded169
Other household rubbish168
Black bags from homes90
Garden waste57
Building, demolition and excavation waste43
Black bags from businesses40
White goods33
Other electrical31
Other business waste26
Tyres22
Vehicle parts19
Animal carcasses9
Clinical waste1
Asbestos0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag49
A single item161
A car boot or less108
A small van load101
A transit van load28
A tipper lorry load31
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Forest of Dean16.1
Gloucester10.6
Wyre Forest7.4
Tewkesbury7.0
Wychavon6.7
Herefordshire4.4
Shropshire4.3
Worcester4.1
Malvern Hills3.2
The typical English council11.0