Crap Towns / North Warwickshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in North Warwickshire?

North Warwickshire council recorded 15.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 40% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,020, most of them on the highway. Of those, 1 was a tipper-lorry load or bigger, which cost £115 to clear. It issued 14 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13422
2013-14646
2014-15660
2015-16788
2016-17900
2017-18972
2018-191,104
2019-201,038
2020-211,060
2021-221,002
2022-23912
2023-241,077
2024-251,020
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway641
Council land246
Not recorded66
Footpaths and bridleways50
Farmland9
Rivers, streams and their banks6
Back alleys1
Commercial and industrial land1
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish507
Building, demolition and excavation waste115
Not recorded82
White goods80
Black bags from homes69
Other business waste46
Garden waste37
Other electrical25
Black bags from businesses23
Vehicle parts18
Tyres9
Animal carcasses5
Chemical drums, oil and fuel4
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag60
A single item128
A car boot or less89
A small van load540
A transit van load202
A tipper lorry load1
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Walsall17.9
Solihull17.2
Birmingham17.0
Tamworth15.6
North Warwickshire15.4
Nuneaton and Bedworth14.1
Hinckley and Bosworth7.1
North West Leicestershire5.5
South Derbyshire5.3
Lichfield3.8
The typical English council11.0