Crap Towns / Rhondda Cynon Taf / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Rhondda Cynon Taf? Rhondda Cynon Taf council recorded 15.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 49% higher than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 4,022, with back alleys the most common spot. Of those, 183 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £64,380 to clear. It issued 65 fixed penalty notices and brought 18 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 3,478 2007-08 3,257 2008-09 3,950 2009-10 3,961 2010-11 4,448 2011-12 3,864 2012-13 3,193 2013-14 3,935 2014-15 4,252 2015-16 4,023 2016-17 4,252 2017-18 3,349 2018-19 3,247 2019-20 2,946 2020-21 3,147 2021-22 3,295 2022-23 3,322 2023-24 3,563 2024-25 4,022
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents Back alleys 1,329 The highway 1,298 Council land 740 Footpaths and bridleways 525 Rivers, streams and their banks 101 Farmland 21 Commercial and industrial land 7 Private and residential land 1 Not recorded 0 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 2,398 Black bags from homes 657 Building, demolition and excavation waste 264 Other business waste 210 White goods 204 Garden waste 98 Black bags from businesses 38 Tyres 35 Vehicle parts 34 Other electrical 29 Asbestos 21 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 17 Clinical waste 13 Animal carcasses 4 Not recorded 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 52 A single item 606 A car boot or less 1,493 A small van load 1,348 A transit van load 340 A tipper lorry load 150 Significant or multiple loads 33
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