Crap Towns / Neath Port Talbot / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Neath Port Talbot? Neath Port Talbot council recorded 5.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% lower than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 884, with back alleys the most common spot. Of those, 75 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £24,100 to clear. It issued 39 fixed penalty notices and brought 2 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 1,631 2007-08 1,557 2008-09 1,049 2009-10 833 2010-11 1,137 2011-12 2,107 2012-13 1,406 2013-14 1,269 2014-15 1,267 2015-16 1,271 2016-17 1,050 2017-18 1,056 2018-19 1,330 2019-20 1,404 2020-21 1,639 2021-22 1,102 2022-23 858 2023-24 633 2024-25 884
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents Back alleys 333 The highway 282 Council land 81 Commercial and industrial land 64 Not recorded 36 Private and residential land 36 Footpaths and bridleways 32 Farmland 10 Rivers, streams and their banks 10 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 529 Building, demolition and excavation waste 109 White goods 88 Black bags from homes 69 Garden waste 39 Tyres 12 Other business waste 10 Other electrical 8 Not recorded 5 Vehicle parts 5 Black bags from businesses 4 Asbestos 2 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 2 Clinical waste 2 Animal carcasses 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 2 A single item 157 A car boot or less 199 A small van load 206 A transit van load 166 A tipper lorry load 66 Significant or multiple loads 9
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