Crap Towns / Melton / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Melton?

Melton council recorded 7.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 32% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 536, most of them on the highway. Of those, 20 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,250 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	321
2013-14	443
2014-15	449
2015-16	298
2016-17	387
2017-18	410
2018-19	382
2019-20	343
2020-21	399
2021-22	369
2022-23	299
2023-24	325
2024-25	536

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	298
Council land	233
Footpaths and bridleways	3
Farmland	2
Back alleys	0
Commercial and industrial land	0
Not recorded	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	278
Black bags from homes	71
Other business waste	45
Garden waste	25
Tyres	23
White goods	21
Vehicle parts	20
Building, demolition and excavation waste	18
Black bags from businesses	12
Asbestos	8
Other electrical	7
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	4
Not recorded	4
Animal carcasses	0
Clinical waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	12
A single item	24
A car boot or less	149
A small van load	225
A transit van load	106
A tipper lorry load	20
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Rushcliffe	8.0
Melton	7.5
Charnwood	5.5
Rutland	4.1
The typical English council	11.0