Crap Towns / Rushcliffe / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Rushcliffe?

Rushcliffe council recorded 8.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 27% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,086, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 50 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £18,000 to clear. It issued 158 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13307
2013-14420
2014-15478
2015-16546
2016-17775
2017-181,119
2018-191,290
2019-201,064
2020-211,298
2021-221,024
2022-23928
2023-24859
2024-251,086
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land326
Not recorded300
The highway281
Farmland44
Private and residential land43
Footpaths and bridleways37
Back alleys26
Rivers, streams and their banks20
Commercial and industrial land9
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Black bags from homes319
Not recorded280
Other household rubbish218
Building, demolition and excavation waste106
White goods60
Garden waste58
Tyres18
Asbestos12
Other business waste7
Chemical drums, oil and fuel6
Vehicle parts2
Animal carcasses0
Black bags from businesses0
Clinical waste0
Other electrical0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag59
A single item187
A car boot or less246
A small van load362
A transit van load182
A tipper lorry load50
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Nottingham80.3
Newark and Sherwood13.1
Gedling8.2
Rushcliffe8.0
Broxtowe6.9
North West Leicestershire5.5
Charnwood5.5
Erewash2.2
The typical English council11.0