Crap Towns / Monmouthshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Monmouthshire?

Monmouthshire council recorded 6.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 33% lower than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 678, most of them on council land. Of those, 2 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £700 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought 1 prosecution.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	846
2007-08	812
2008-09	837
2009-10	659
2010-11	645
2011-12	599
2012-13	446
2013-14	501
2014-15	407
2015-16	303
2016-17	414
2017-18	420
2018-19	300
2019-20	572
2020-21	749
2021-22	558
2022-23	607
2023-24	633
2024-25	678

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Council land	393
The highway	261
Footpaths and bridleways	13
Rivers, streams and their banks	5
Back alleys	4
Commercial and industrial land	1
Farmland	1
Not recorded	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	312
Black bags from homes	138
Building, demolition and excavation waste	49
White goods	33
Tyres	31
Not recorded	26
Other electrical	23
Other business waste	20
Garden waste	18
Vehicle parts	10
Black bags from businesses	7
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	7
Asbestos	3
Clinical waste	1
Animal carcasses	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	49
A single item	137
A car boot or less	207
A small van load	247
A transit van load	36
A tipper lorry load	2
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Newport	45.4
Blaenau Gwent	15.7
Caerphilly	14.3
Torfaen	10.2
Monmouthshire	6.9
The typical Welsh council	10.3