Sefton council recorded 13.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 26% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 4,110, most of them on footpaths and bridleways. Of those, 465 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £165,000 to clear. It issued 152 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.