Crap Towns / Merthyr Tydfil / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Merthyr Tydfil? Merthyr Tydfil council recorded 21.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 2.1 times the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,624, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 26 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £4,628 to clear. It issued 27 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 1,547 2007-08 1,482 2008-09 1,567 2009-10 1,354 2010-11 850 2011-12 1,128 2012-13 1,416 2013-14 1,320 2014-15 1,010 2015-16 1,682 2016-17 1,970 2017-18 2,273 2018-19 2,909 2019-20 1,850 2020-21 2,096 2021-22 1,838 2022-23 1,177 2023-24 967 2024-25 1,624
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 546 Footpaths and bridleways 430 Back alleys 219 Council land 128 Private and residential land 116 Not recorded 77 Farmland 52 Commercial and industrial land 33 Rivers, streams and their banks 23 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 706 Black bags from homes 495 Building, demolition and excavation waste 197 White goods 47 Other electrical 32 Other business waste 31 Garden waste 30 Vehicle parts 23 Not recorded 14 Asbestos 13 Black bags from businesses 13 Tyres 13 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 8 Clinical waste 2 Animal carcasses 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 97 A single item 226 A car boot or less 506 A small van load 230 A transit van load 139 A tipper lorry load 26 Significant or multiple loads 0
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