Crap Towns / Isle of Wight / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Isle of Wight?

Isle of Wight council recorded 6.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 42% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 827, most of them on the highway. Of those, 2 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,330 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13189
2013-14707
2014-15786
2015-16739
2016-17870
2017-18827
2018-19727
2019-20575
2020-21749
2021-22855
2022-23920
2023-24953
2024-25827
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway750
Council land71
Footpaths and bridleways6
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish342
Black bags from homes195
Other electrical54
Other business waste49
Building, demolition and excavation waste41
Garden waste38
White goods28
Vehicle parts25
Tyres20
Not recorded14
Chemical drums, oil and fuel13
Clinical waste5
Asbestos2
Black bags from businesses1
Animal carcasses0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag54
A single item29
A car boot or less222
A small van load417
A transit van load103
A tipper lorry load1
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Havant10.3
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8.8
New Forest6.5
Isle of Wight6.4
Gosport5.4
Eastleigh4.9
Portsmouth4.5
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0