Crap Towns / Isle of Anglesey / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Isle of Anglesey?

Isle of Anglesey council recorded 52.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 5.1 times the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 4,452, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 8 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,965 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	1,530
2007-08	2,613
2008-09	1,999
2009-10	1,585
2010-11	1,045
2011-12	801
2012-13	1,103
2013-14	1,320
2014-15	1,767
2015-16	1,831
2016-17	2,010
2017-18	1,567
2018-19	1,712
2019-20	1,305
2020-21	1,774
2021-22	1,768
2022-23	2,526
2023-24	3,918
2024-25	4,452

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Council land	1,906
Back alleys	1,392
Not recorded	749
The highway	372
Commercial and industrial land	15
Private and residential land	9
Farmland	5
Rivers, streams and their banks	4
Footpaths and bridleways	0
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	2,365
Black bags from homes	1,200
Other electrical	232
Other business waste	203
Garden waste	101
Black bags from businesses	93
Building, demolition and excavation waste	75
Not recorded	54
White goods	37
Tyres	35
Vehicle parts	21
Animal carcasses	14
Asbestos	8
Clinical waste	8
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	6

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	288
A single item	1,173
A car boot or less	1,859
A small van load	871
A transit van load	181
A tipper lorry load	8
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Isle of Anglesey	52.7
Denbighshire	19.4
Conwy	14.6
Gwynedd	3.8
The typical Welsh council	10.3