Crap Towns / Oadby and Wigston / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Oadby and Wigston?

Oadby and Wigston council recorded 0.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 96% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 41, most of them on the highway. Of those, 2 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £700 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-1312
2013-1425
2014-1523
2015-1611
2016-1717
2017-188
2018-1917
2019-204
2020-219
2021-2214
2022-2319
2023-2412
2024-2541
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway21
Private and residential land7
Commercial and industrial land4
Council land3
Footpaths and bridleways2
Not recorded2
Rivers, streams and their banks2
Back alleys0
Farmland0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish14
Not recorded10
Other business waste5
Black bags from homes4
Black bags from businesses3
White goods3
Asbestos1
Garden waste1
Animal carcasses0
Building, demolition and excavation waste0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Clinical waste0
Other electrical0
Tyres0
Vehicle parts0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag17
A single item8
A car boot or less7
A small van load2
A transit van load0
A tipper lorry load2
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Leicester19.3
Blaby6.7
Charnwood5.5
Harborough3.6
Oadby and Wigston0.4
The typical English council11.0