Swindon council recorded 13.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 18% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,759, most of them on council land. Of those, 2 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £3,300 to clear. It issued 25 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.