Crap Towns / Pembrokeshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Pembrokeshire?

Pembrokeshire council recorded 5.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% lower than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 807, most of them on the highway. Of those, 6 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £3,200 to clear. It issued 155 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	727
2007-08	819
2008-09	660
2009-10	693
2010-11	634
2011-12	732
2012-13	710
2013-14	1,163
2014-15	818
2015-16	1,199
2016-17	1,521
2017-18	1,323
2018-19	1,159
2019-20	868
2020-21	740
2021-22	659
2022-23	579
2023-24	683
2024-25	807

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	493
Council land	256
Back alleys	39
Private and residential land	8
Footpaths and bridleways	7
Not recorded	3
Commercial and industrial land	1
Farmland	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Black bags from homes	386
Other household rubbish	286
Other business waste	63
White goods	25
Black bags from businesses	15
Other electrical	9
Garden waste	8
Vehicle parts	8
Tyres	7
Animal carcasses	0
Asbestos	0
Building, demolition and excavation waste	0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	0
Clinical waste	0
Not recorded	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	75
A single item	103
A car boot or less	417
A small van load	193
A transit van load	13
A tipper lorry load	5
Significant or multiple loads	1

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Carmarthenshire	17.8
Swansea	10.1
Pembrokeshire	5.6
The typical Welsh council	10.3