Crap Towns / North Hertfordshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Hertfordshire?

North Hertfordshire council recorded 10.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,387, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 126 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £44,470 to clear. It issued 7 fixed penalty notices, 1 of them a littering fixed penalty notice issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 1 prosecution.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13561
2013-14534
2014-15778
2015-16941
2016-17925
2017-18924
2018-191,240
2019-201,153
2020-211,871
2021-221,601
2022-231,420
2023-241,536
2024-251,387
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land496
The highway360
Farmland284
Footpaths and bridleways135
Private and residential land66
Not recorded30
Back alleys6
Rivers, streams and their banks5
Commercial and industrial land4
Railway land1
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish409
Black bags from homes248
Building, demolition and excavation waste147
Not recorded146
Black bags from businesses134
Other business waste106
Garden waste70
White goods50
Vehicle parts29
Other electrical21
Tyres13
Animal carcasses4
Asbestos4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Clinical waste3
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag65
A single item155
A car boot or less281
A small van load483
A transit van load277
A tipper lorry load89
Significant or multiple loads37
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Luton46.2
Stevenage30.2
North Hertfordshire10.9
Central Bedfordshire9.2
South Cambridgeshire5.9
St Albans4.9
East Hertfordshire4.7
The typical English council11.0