Knowsley council recorded 15.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 44% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,193, most of them on footpaths and bridleways. Of those, 102 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £35,820 to clear. It issued 10 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.