Crap Towns / North Kesteven / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Kesteven?

North Kesteven council recorded 8.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 27% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 992, most of them on the highway. Of those, 28 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £10,870 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought 2 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13879
2013-141,056
2014-15962
2015-161,064
2016-171,058
2017-18880
2018-19889
2019-20751
2020-211,537
2021-221,155
2022-23923
2023-24919
2024-25992
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway827
Council land71
Rivers, streams and their banks30
Footpaths and bridleways25
Back alleys15
Farmland14
Not recorded4
Commercial and industrial land3
Private and residential land3
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded372
Other household rubbish230
Black bags from homes95
Tyres71
Building, demolition and excavation waste65
White goods49
Garden waste34
Black bags from businesses26
Vehicle parts20
Other electrical17
Chemical drums, oil and fuel6
Animal carcasses3
Other business waste3
Clinical waste1
Asbestos0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag128
A single item160
A car boot or less363
A small van load235
A transit van load78
A tipper lorry load26
Significant or multiple loads2
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Boston63.2
Lincoln30.9
West Lindsey14.5
Newark and Sherwood13.1
East Lindsey10.4
South Kesteven8.5
North Kesteven8.0
The typical English council11.0