Crap Towns / Torbay / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Torbay?

Torbay council recorded 8.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 25% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,556, most of them on council land. Of those, 99 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £8,018 to clear. It issued 58 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

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Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13720
2013-141,081
2014-151,022
2015-161,051
2016-17822
2017-18790
2018-19738
2019-20741
2020-21775
2021-22951
2022-23843
2023-241,013
2024-251,556
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Council land1,313
Not recorded76
Back alleys57
Footpaths and bridleways53
The highway28
Private and residential land22
Railway land5
Commercial and industrial land1
Rivers, streams and their banks1
Farmland0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Black bags from homes606
Other household rubbish487
Building, demolition and excavation waste207
White goods84
Not recorded74
Garden waste61
Other electrical15
Asbestos9
Black bags from businesses4
Tyres4
Vehicle parts4
Clinical waste1
Animal carcasses0
Chemical drums, oil and fuel0
Other business waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag69
A single item333
A car boot or less325
A small van load542
A transit van load185
A tipper lorry load33
Significant or multiple loads66
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Torbay8.2
Teignbridge7.3
South Hams7.0
East Devon2.5
The typical English council11.0