Crap Towns / North East Derbyshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North East Derbyshire?

North East Derbyshire council recorded 6.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 44% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 588, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 80 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £13,180 to clear. It issued 30 fixed penalty notices, 6 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 4 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13496
2013-14555
2014-15298
2015-16414
2016-17448
2017-18475
2018-19671
2019-20687
2020-21906
2021-22862
2022-23649
2023-24660
2024-25588
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway249
Not recorded107
Footpaths and bridleways100
Council land94
Farmland24
Back alleys6
Rivers, streams and their banks6
Commercial and industrial land2
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish265
Not recorded108
Building, demolition and excavation waste54
Garden waste38
Other business waste33
White goods29
Tyres19
Black bags from businesses12
Black bags from homes12
Vehicle parts9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel4
Asbestos3
Animal carcasses1
Other electrical1
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag32
A single item71
A car boot or less81
A small van load101
A transit van load111
A tipper lorry load27
Significant or multiple loads53
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Sheffield20.9
Rotherham20.3
Bolsover15.7
Ashfield8.6
North East Derbyshire6.2
Chesterfield5.1
Derbyshire Dales4.2
Amber Valley1.8
The typical English council11.0