Crap Towns / Torfaen / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in Torfaen? Torfaen council recorded 10.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, about the same as the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,069, with council land the most common spot. Of those, 96 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £28,930 to clear. It issued 6 fixed penalty notices and brought 3 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2006-07 594 2007-08 871 2008-09 795 2009-10 746 2010-11 361 2011-12 316 2012-13 363 2013-14 410 2014-15 590 2015-16 900 2016-17 794 2017-18 696 2018-19 836 2019-20 866 2020-21 857 2021-22 762 2022-23 826 2023-24 927 2024-25 1,069
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents Council land 533 Footpaths and bridleways 255 The highway 196 Not recorded 28 Back alleys 24 Rivers, streams and their banks 24 Commercial and industrial land 4 Private and residential land 3 Farmland 2 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 511 Black bags from homes 206 Building, demolition and excavation waste 68 Not recorded 68 Other business waste 61 White goods 45 Black bags from businesses 44 Garden waste 19 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 12 Tyres 10 Asbestos 9 Vehicle parts 8 Other electrical 5 Clinical waste 3 Animal carcasses 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 73 A single item 133 A car boot or less 327 A small van load 333 A transit van load 80 A tipper lorry load 71 Significant or multiple loads 25
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