Crap Towns / North Lincolnshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Lincolnshire?

North Lincolnshire council recorded 5.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 52% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,267, most of them on back alleys. Of those, 283 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £72,870 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	1,001
2013-14	2,702
2014-15	5,291
2015-16	2,532
2016-17	2,459
2017-18	1,709
2018-19	1,488
2019-20	1,119
2020-21	1,262
2021-22	1,476
2022-23	957
2023-24	486
2024-25	1,267

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Back alleys	682
Council land	347
The highway	162
Footpaths and bridleways	45
Farmland	11
Rivers, streams and their banks	11
Private and residential land	6
Commercial and industrial land	2
Not recorded	1
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	703
Black bags from homes	361
White goods	48
Black bags from businesses	35
Tyres	28
Building, demolition and excavation waste	24
Garden waste	19
Not recorded	16
Other business waste	14
Vehicle parts	8
Other electrical	5
Animal carcasses	3
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	2
Asbestos	1
Clinical waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	18
A single item	182
A car boot or less	348
A small van load	343
A transit van load	92
A tipper lorry load	266
Significant or multiple loads	17

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Kingston upon Hull	30.6
West Lindsey	14.5
North East Lincolnshire	13.8
Doncaster	8.0
North Lincolnshire	5.3
East Riding of Yorkshire	3.2
The typical English council	11.0