Crap Towns / Portsmouth / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth council recorded 4.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 59% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 937, most of them on council land. It issued 38 fixed penalty notices and brought 1 prosecution.

Pompey's fly-tippers dump a sofa on the pavement and then moan they can't park.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13646
2013-141,029
2014-15923
2015-161,099
2016-171,048
2017-181,285
2018-191,234
2019-20974
2020-21724
2021-22525
2022-23751
2023-241,092
2024-25937
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land478
The highway379
Private and residential land52
Commercial and industrial land13
Back alleys11
Footpaths and bridleways2
Not recorded2
Farmland0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish459
Black bags from homes267
Building, demolition and excavation waste69
White goods41
Other business waste27
Garden waste25
Animal carcasses15
Not recorded11
Other electrical11
Black bags from businesses5
Vehicle parts4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
Tyres0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag254
A single item125
A car boot or less104
A small van load230
A transit van load224
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Havant10.3
East Hampshire10.2
Winchester6.9
Isle of Wight6.4
Gosport5.4
Portsmouth4.5
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0