Crap Towns / Malvern Hills / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Malvern Hills?

Malvern Hills council recorded 3.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 71% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 298, most of them on the highway. Of those, 5 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,300 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices, 1 of them a littering fixed penalty notice issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13194
2013-14234
2014-15253
2015-16244
2016-17276
2017-18223
2018-19217
2019-20251
2020-21287
2021-22236
2022-23234
2023-24219
2024-25298
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway298
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 rubbish94
Animal carcasses92
Black bags from homes28
Garden waste17
Other business waste15
Tyres15
White goods13
Building, demolition and excavation waste12
Vehicle parts8
Asbestos2
Other electrical2
Black bags from businesses0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Clinical waste0
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag4
A single item120
A car boot or less39
A small van load54
A transit van load26
A tipper lorry load4
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Forest of Dean16.1
Wyre Forest7.4
Tewkesbury7.0
Wychavon6.7
Herefordshire4.4
Worcester4.1
Malvern Hills3.2
The typical English council11.0