Crap Towns / Test Valley / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Test Valley?

Test Valley council recorded 8.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 19% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,141, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 58 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £20,340 to clear. It issued 12 fixed penalty notices, 8 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 9 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13785
2013-14523
2014-15536
2015-16851
2016-17981
2017-18987
2018-191,138
2019-201,454
2020-211,744
2021-221,051
2022-231,457
2023-24880
2024-251,141
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land548
The highway241
Footpaths and bridleways200
Back alleys100
Commercial and industrial land13
Rivers, streams and their banks12
Private and residential land11
Farmland8
Not recorded8
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish555
Black bags from homes129
Building, demolition and excavation waste129
Garden waste62
Other business waste56
White goods53
Vehicle parts45
Other electrical33
Not recorded27
Tyres22
Black bags from businesses14
Chemical drums, oil and fuel8
Animal carcasses4
Asbestos2
Clinical waste2
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag47
A single item202
A car boot or less250
A small van load437
A transit van load147
A tipper lorry load54
Significant or multiple loads4
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Southampton43.7
Basingstoke and Deane14.9
Test Valley8.9
Winchester6.9
New Forest6.5
West Berkshire6.2
Wiltshire5.5
Eastleigh4.9
The typical English council11.0