Crap Towns / Shropshire / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Shropshire? Shropshire council recorded 4.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 61% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,734, most of them on the highway. Of those, 128 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £29,661 to clear. It issued 4 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2012-13 1,320 2013-14 1,660 2014-15 1,474 2015-16 1,314 2016-17 1,260 2017-18 1,073 2018-19 1,035 2019-20 888 2020-21 1,004 2021-22 1,048 2022-23 1,242 2023-24 1,171 2024-25 1,734
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 1,091 Council land 472 Footpaths and bridleways 87 Back alleys 42 Not recorded 26 Private and residential land 12 Farmland 3 Commercial and industrial land 1 Railway land 0 Rivers, streams and their banks 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 544 Black bags from homes 273 Not recorded 234 Building, demolition and excavation waste 167 White goods 164 Garden waste 136 Tyres 121 Vehicle parts 37 Other electrical 21 Black bags from businesses 20 Animal carcasses 8 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 4 Other business waste 4 Clinical waste 1 Asbestos 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 82 A single item 335 A car boot or less 515 A small van load 652 A transit van load 6 A tipper lorry load 124 Significant or multiple loads 4
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