Crap Towns / Tonbridge and Malling / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Tonbridge and Malling? Tonbridge and Malling council recorded 7.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 35% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,039, with the highway the most common spot. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2012-13 416 2013-14 498 2014-15 494 2015-16 505 2016-17 648 2017-18 507 2018-19 585 2019-20 581 2020-21 1,017 2021-22 827 2022-23 833 2023-24 943 2024-25 1,039
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 437 Footpaths and bridleways 226 Council land 195 Not recorded 69 Farmland 36 Back alleys 30 Private and residential land 23 Commercial and industrial land 19 Rivers, streams and their banks 4 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 434 Building, demolition and excavation waste 160 Not recorded 95 White goods 87 Black bags from homes 62 Other business waste 54 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 32 Black bags from businesses 27 Garden waste 25 Tyres 23 Other electrical 16 Asbestos 11 Vehicle parts 11 Animal carcasses 2 Clinical waste 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 3 A single item 205 A car boot or less 231 A small van load 338 A transit van load 246 A tipper lorry load 0 Significant or multiple loads 0
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