Newcastle-under-Lyme council recorded 6.7 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 39% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 840, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 75 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £25,900 to clear. It issued 6 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.