Crap Towns / Oldham / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Oldham?

Oldham council recorded 22.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 2.1 times the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 5,959, with back alleys the most common spot. Of those, 33 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £9,750 to clear. It issued 206 fixed penalty notices, 47 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 6 prosecutions.

Saddleworth's in Yorkshire right up until somebody dumps a mattress up there. Then it's Oldham's problem.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13814
2013-14775
2014-151,214
2015-16849
2016-171,221
2017-18953
2018-193,042
2019-202,066
2020-215,708
2021-225,903
2022-235,672
2023-245,022
2024-255,959
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Back alleys2,648
The highway1,760
Footpaths and bridleways843
Not recorded643
Council land46
Commercial and industrial land11
Private and residential land4
Rivers, streams and their banks4
Farmland0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish2,648
Black bags from homes2,330
Building, demolition and excavation waste432
White goods390
Vehicle parts43
Other business waste32
Garden waste29
Tyres24
Not recorded14
Asbestos6
Other electrical6
Chemical drums, oil and fuel2
Animal carcasses1
Black bags from businesses1
Clinical waste1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag24
A single item61
A car boot or less1,002
A small van load2,555
A transit van load2,283
A tipper lorry load19
Significant or multiple loads14
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Manchester25.6
Rochdale23.7
Oldham22.9
Tameside15.2
Stockport11.1
The typical English council11.0