Crap Towns / Runnymede / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Runnymede?

Runnymede council recorded 14.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 31% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,653, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 138 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £48,700 to clear. It issued 2 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13482
2013-14438
2014-15622
2015-16540
2016-17566
2017-18507
2018-19730
2019-20886
2020-21846
2021-22830
2022-23780
2023-241,362
2024-251,653
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land734
The highway530
Footpaths and bridleways183
Private and residential land74
Not recorded60
Back alleys27
Rivers, streams and their banks27
Commercial and industrial land11
Farmland5
Railway land2
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish724
Building, demolition and excavation waste234
Other business waste158
Black bags from homes135
Not recorded130
Garden waste55
White goods49
Vehicle parts47
Black bags from businesses26
Tyres24
Asbestos19
Clinical waste18
Chemical drums, oil and fuel16
Other electrical16
Animal carcasses2
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag63
A single item159
A car boot or less315
A small van load559
A transit van load419
A tipper lorry load98
Significant or multiple loads40
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Runnymede14.4
Spelthorne13.7
Woking12.4
Elmbridge9.6
Windsor and Maidenhead8.8
Surrey Heath7.2
The typical English council11.0