Crap Towns / Teignbridge / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Teignbridge?

Teignbridge council recorded 7.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 34% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,051, most of them on the highway. Of those, 7 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £4,895 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13592
2013-14634
2014-15694
2015-16891
2016-17939
2017-18900
2018-191,002
2019-201,536
2020-211,703
2021-221,131
2022-23932
2023-24985
2024-251,051
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway727
Council land211
Footpaths and bridleways73
Back alleys27
Commercial and industrial land8
Rivers, streams and their banks5
Farmland0
Not recorded0
Private and residential land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish314
Black bags from homes259
Building, demolition and excavation waste124
Other business waste73
Tyres49
Vehicle parts47
Other electrical37
Asbestos33
White goods33
Garden waste30
Not recorded23
Black bags from businesses15
Chemical drums, oil and fuel10
Animal carcasses2
Clinical waste2
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag38
A single item151
A car boot or less480
A small van load263
A transit van load112
A tipper lorry load2
Significant or multiple loads5
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Torbay8.2
Exeter8.1
Teignbridge7.3
South Hams7.0
Mid Devon6.2
East Devon2.5
The typical English council11.0