Crap Towns / South Norfolk / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in South Norfolk?

South Norfolk council recorded 4.8 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 56% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 567, most of them on the highway. Of those, 5 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £2,140 to clear. It issued 5 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-131,230
2013-14712
2014-15793
2015-16689
2016-17680
2017-18836
2018-19888
2019-20725
2020-21971
2021-22881
2022-23763
2023-24729
2024-25567
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway384
Council land56
Footpaths and bridleways49
Rivers, streams and their banks33
Commercial and industrial land12
Not recorded10
Private and residential land9
Farmland8
Back alleys6
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish210
Other business waste96
Tyres58
Black bags from homes45
Black bags from businesses30
White goods29
Garden waste24
Not recorded24
Building, demolition and excavation waste18
Asbestos9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel9
Other electrical6
Vehicle parts6
Clinical waste2
Animal carcasses1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag1
A single item119
A car boot or less170
A small van load214
A transit van load58
A tipper lorry load2
Significant or multiple loads3
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Norwich37.8
Great Yarmouth33.6
East Suffolk7.6
Broadland6.6
Breckland5.9
South Norfolk4.8
Mid Suffolk4.0
The typical English council11.0