Crap Towns / Hinckley and Bosworth / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Hinckley and Bosworth?

Hinckley and Bosworth council recorded 7.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 35% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 836, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 65 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £42,734 to clear. It issued 4 fixed penalty notices and brought 3 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13391
2013-14455
2014-15429
2015-16513
2016-17754
2017-18731
2018-19844
2019-20791
2020-211,296
2021-22870
2022-23751
2023-24820
2024-25836
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway364
Footpaths and bridleways194
Council land160
Not recorded68
Back alleys20
Commercial and industrial land8
Farmland8
Rivers, streams and their banks8
Private and residential land6
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish339
Black bags from homes102
Building, demolition and excavation waste85
Garden waste69
White goods67
Not recorded49
Tyres33
Black bags from businesses30
Vehicle parts23
Other business waste15
Asbestos12
Other electrical8
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Animal carcasses1
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag21
A single item101
A car boot or less241
A small van load314
A transit van load94
A tipper lorry load46
Significant or multiple loads19
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Leicester19.3
North Warwickshire15.4
Nuneaton and Bedworth14.1
Hinckley and Bosworth7.1
Blaby6.7
Charnwood5.5
Harborough3.6
The typical English council11.0