Crap Towns / Sevenoaks / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Sevenoaks?

Sevenoaks council recorded 8.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 26% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,249, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 148 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £51,400 to clear. It issued 18 fixed penalty notices and brought 4 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13355
2013-14544
2014-15729
2015-16883
2016-17930
2017-18852
2018-19732
2019-20778
2020-211,079
2021-22707
2022-23801
2023-24892
2024-251,249
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway569
Council land221
Private and residential land204
Footpaths and bridleways194
Not recorded39
Back alleys10
Farmland8
Commercial and industrial land3
Rivers, streams and their banks1
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish535
Building, demolition and excavation waste149
Not recorded123
Black bags from homes98
Other business waste90
White goods66
Garden waste59
Black bags from businesses33
Tyres27
Vehicle parts24
Other electrical21
Chemical drums, oil and fuel16
Clinical waste4
Asbestos3
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag41
A single item233
A car boot or less291
A small van load458
A transit van load78
A tipper lorry load113
Significant or multiple loads35
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Greenwich45.8
Gravesham22.2
Thurrock15.9
Bexley15.9
Bromley15.4
Dartford14.9
Tandridge10.9
Sevenoaks8.1
Tonbridge and Malling7.1
Tunbridge Wells6.1
Mid Sussex3.0
The typical English council11.0