Crap Towns / Mid Suffolk / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Mid Suffolk?

Mid Suffolk council recorded 4.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 64% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 443, most of them on the highway. Of those, 5 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,150 to clear. It issued 9 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13215
2013-14292
2014-15330
2015-16297
2016-17324
2017-18322
2018-19317
2019-20301
2020-21565
2021-22432
2022-23386
2023-24399
2024-25443
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway298
Council land47
Footpaths and bridleways20
Rivers, streams and their banks20
Back alleys17
Farmland17
Private and residential land12
Commercial and industrial land6
Not recorded6
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish167
Black bags from homes76
Building, demolition and excavation waste34
White goods28
Not recorded26
Garden waste24
Tyres23
Other business waste16
Asbestos11
Black bags from businesses10
Vehicle parts10
Other electrical9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel8
Animal carcasses1
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag24
A single item55
A car boot or less166
A small van load119
A transit van load36
A tipper lorry load3
Significant or multiple loads2
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
East Suffolk7.6
Ipswich7.4
Breckland5.9
South Norfolk4.8
Babergh4.3
Mid Suffolk4.0
Tendring3.5
West Suffolk1.6
The typical English council11.0