Crap Towns / North East Lincolnshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North East Lincolnshire?

North East Lincolnshire council recorded 13.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 25% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,129, most of them on footpaths and bridleways. Of those, 4 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £22,869 to clear. It issued 2 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	1,033
2013-14	1,603
2014-15	1,351
2015-16	1,630
2016-17	1,779
2017-18	1,652
2018-19	1,934
2019-20	2,343
2020-21	2,470
2021-22	2,395
2022-23	2,098
2023-24	2,268
2024-25	2,129

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Footpaths and bridleways	2,038
Not recorded	52
The highway	36
Farmland	2
Council land	1
Back alleys	0
Commercial and industrial land	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	1,112
Black bags from homes	430
Animal carcasses	175
White goods	161
Not recorded	52
Other business waste	42
Asbestos	29
Clinical waste	29
Other electrical	27
Building, demolition and excavation waste	26
Vehicle parts	22
Garden waste	16
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	7
Black bags from businesses	1
Tyres	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	153
A single item	203
A car boot or less	1,457
A small van load	306
A transit van load	6
A tipper lorry load	3
Significant or multiple loads	1

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	30.6
North East Lincolnshire	13.8
East Lindsey	10.4
North Lincolnshire	5.3
East Riding of Yorkshire	3.2
The typical English council	11.0