Crap Towns / Rushmoor / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Rushmoor?

Rushmoor council recorded 5.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 840, most of them on the highway. It issued 29 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Aldershit gives fly-tippers a ready-made excuse. They reckon they're respecting the branding.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-131,314
2013-141,147
2014-151,102
2015-16901
2016-171,068
2017-181,122
2018-191,061
2019-20568
2020-21625
2021-22559
2022-23432
2023-24490
2024-25840
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway430
Council land278
Private and residential land109
Commercial and industrial land8
Footpaths and bridleways7
Rivers, streams and their banks5
Back alleys1
Not recorded1
Railway land1
Farmland0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish605
White goods45
Garden waste44
Building, demolition and excavation waste40
Other business waste24
Black bags from homes22
Tyres21
Other electrical15
Vehicle parts11
Chemical drums, oil and fuel8
Not recorded4
Asbestos1
Animal carcasses0
Black bags from businesses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag8
A single item157
A car boot or less325
A small van load178
A transit van load27
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Hart13.1
Guildford9.0
Surrey Heath7.2
Waverley5.9
Rushmoor5.9
Bracknell Forest4.7
The typical English council11.0