Crap Towns / Maldon / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Maldon?

Maldon council recorded 6.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 45% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 383, most of them on the highway. Of those, 7 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £8,481 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought 2 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13246
2013-14251
2014-15232
2015-16183
2016-17309
2017-18405
2018-19400
2019-20379
2020-21544
2021-22401
2022-23457
2023-24364
2024-25383
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway209
Footpaths and bridleways69
Private and residential land36
Not recorded28
Council land24
Commercial and industrial land9
Rivers, streams and their banks7
Farmland1
Back alleys0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish146
Other business waste46
Black bags from homes43
Not recorded42
Building, demolition and excavation waste30
Garden waste20
Tyres17
White goods17
Chemical drums, oil and fuel8
Other electrical6
Vehicle parts5
Black bags from businesses2
Animal carcasses1
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag18
A single item65
A car boot or less82
A small van load163
A transit van load44
A tipper lorry load3
Significant or multiple loads4
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Colchester15.2
Southend-on-Sea10.7
Rochford7.0
Maldon6.1
Braintree5.9
Chelmsford3.9
The typical English council11.0