Crap Towns / High Peak / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in High Peak?

High Peak council recorded 4.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 63% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 402, most of them on the highway. Of those, 38 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £16,650 to clear. It issued 7 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13447
2013-14407
2014-15514
2015-16526
2016-17488
2017-18393
2018-19199
2019-20302
2020-21609
2021-22406
2022-23389
2023-24326
2024-25402
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway233
Council land72
Footpaths and bridleways30
Not recorded28
Back alleys24
Rivers, streams and their banks11
Farmland3
Commercial and industrial land1
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish145
Not recorded73
Black bags from homes58
Building, demolition and excavation waste42
White goods23
Garden waste21
Black bags from businesses12
Other business waste9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel4
Tyres4
Vehicle parts4
Asbestos3
Animal carcasses2
Other electrical2
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag0
A single item76
A car boot or less94
A small van load124
A transit van load69
A tipper lorry load28
Significant or multiple loads10
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Tameside15.2
Stockport11.1
Cheshire East10.0
High Peak4.1
Staffordshire Moorlands3.9
The typical English council11.0