Crap Towns / North Norfolk / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Norfolk?

North Norfolk council recorded 4.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 64% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 385, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 60 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £13,540 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13337
2013-14343
2014-15351
2015-16412
2016-17495
2017-18521
2018-19569
2019-20517
2020-21473
2021-22397
2022-23504
2023-24353
2024-25385
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway180
Council land47
Footpaths and bridleways44
Not recorded43
Farmland25
Private and residential land22
Back alleys16
Commercial and industrial land5
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish122
Black bags from homes38
White goods35
Building, demolition and excavation waste31
Not recorded30
Tyres29
Other business waste23
Garden waste22
Black bags from businesses13
Animal carcasses10
Other electrical10
Chemical drums, oil and fuel9
Asbestos8
Vehicle parts5
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag13
A single item66
A car boot or less55
A small van load99
A transit van load65
A tipper lorry load52
Significant or multiple loads8
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Norwich37.8
Great Yarmouth33.6
King's Lynn and West Norfolk11.6
Broadland6.6
Breckland5.9
South Norfolk4.8
North Norfolk4.0
The typical English council11.0