Crap Towns / Stockport / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Stockport?

Stockport council recorded 11.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,749, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 451 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £127,520 to clear. It issued 4 fixed penalty notices and brought 5 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-132,076
2013-141,909
2014-151,806
2015-161,945
2016-172,040
2017-182,452
2018-192,663
2019-202,511
2020-213,996
2021-223,157
2022-232,811
2023-243,232
2024-253,749
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway1,247
Council land863
Back alleys656
Not recorded550
Footpaths and bridleways195
Private and residential land117
Commercial and industrial land106
Rivers, streams and their banks7
Railway land5
Farmland3
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish1,502
Not recorded837
Black bags from homes562
White goods269
Building, demolition and excavation waste220
Garden waste127
Other business waste78
Other electrical52
Black bags from businesses47
Tyres26
Asbestos10
Vehicle parts9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel6
Clinical waste4
Animal carcasses0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag0
A single item511
A car boot or less765
A small van load997
A transit van load359
A tipper lorry load404
Significant or multiple loads47
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Manchester25.6
Tameside15.2
Stockport11.1
Cheshire East10.0
Trafford9.2
High Peak4.1
The typical English council11.0