Crap Towns / North Somerset / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Somerset?

North Somerset council recorded 9.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 17% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,226, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 146 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger. It issued 2 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Weston fly-tippers could dump a bath on the beach and still struggle to get near water.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	1,580
2013-14	2,111
2014-15	2,343
2015-16	–
2016-17	2,064
2017-18	2,215
2018-19	1,484
2019-20	1,547
2020-21	1,377
2021-22	1,212
2022-23	1,718
2023-24	1,957
2024-25	2,226

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	1,018
Footpaths and bridleways	739
Council land	140
Back alleys	97
Not recorded	95
Private and residential land	94
Rivers, streams and their banks	28
Farmland	9
Commercial and industrial land	5
Railway land	1

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	1,040
Black bags from homes	310
Building, demolition and excavation waste	244
White goods	114
Not recorded	104
Garden waste	96
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	69
Vehicle parts	61
Other business waste	51
Tyres	50
Asbestos	46
Other electrical	19
Clinical waste	12
Animal carcasses	6
Black bags from businesses	4

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	73
A single item	396
A car boot or less	401
A small van load	679
A transit van load	442
A tipper lorry load	133
Significant or multiple loads	13

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Bristol	20.5
Bath and North East Somerset	11.2
North Somerset	9.1
South Gloucestershire	7.1
Somerset	6.2
The typical English council	11.0