Crap Towns / Lichfield / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Lichfield?

Lichfield council recorded 3.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 65% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 552, most of them on the highway. Of those, 32 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £12,660 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought 2 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13176
2013-14241
2014-15218
2015-16409
2016-17393
2017-18330
2018-19270
2019-20350
2020-21678
2021-22434
2022-23318
2023-24337
2024-25552
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway552
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Council land0
Farmland0
Footpaths and bridleways0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish219
Building, demolition and excavation waste88
Black bags from homes68
Garden waste47
White goods42
Other business waste27
Vehicle parts17
Asbestos15
Tyres14
Black bags from businesses11
Other electrical2
Chemical drums, oil and fuel1
Clinical waste1
Animal carcasses0
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag11
A single item148
A car boot or less177
A small van load123
A transit van load61
A tipper lorry load23
Significant or multiple loads9
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Walsall17.9
Birmingham17.0
Tamworth15.6
North Warwickshire15.4
South Staffordshire11.0
Cannock Chase4.0
Lichfield3.8
The typical English council11.0