Crap Towns / Rutland / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Rutland?

Rutland council recorded 4.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 63% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 215, most of them on the highway. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13163
2013-14175
2014-15284
2015-16266
2016-17461
2017-18329
2018-19340
2019-20219
2020-21284
2021-22166
2022-23174
2023-24121
2024-25215
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway210
Farmland3
Footpaths and bridleways2
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Council land0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish110
Black bags from homes27
Tyres18
Building, demolition and excavation waste15
Garden waste12
Other electrical8
Vehicle parts6
White goods6
Other business waste4
Animal carcasses3
Not recorded3
Black bags from businesses2
Chemical drums, oil and fuel1
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag3
A single item46
A car boot or less96
A small van load68
A transit van load2
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
North Northamptonshire11.8
South Kesteven8.5
Melton7.5
Charnwood5.5
Rutland4.1
Harborough3.6
Oadby and Wigston0.4
The typical English council11.0