Crap Towns / Tunbridge Wells / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Tunbridge Wells?

Tunbridge Wells council recorded 6.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 45% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 631, with footpaths and bridleways the most common spot. Of those, 12 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £4,200 to clear. It issued 11 fixed penalty notices and brought 1 prosecution.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13280
2013-14307
2014-15391
2015-16696
2016-17704
2017-18819
2018-19–
2019-20659
2020-21926
2021-22857
2022-23721
2023-24750
2024-25631
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Footpaths and bridleways289
The highway275
Council land35
Private and residential land8
Rivers, streams and their banks8
Back alleys6
Farmland5
Not recorded5
Commercial and industrial land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish390
Not recorded61
White goods55
Building, demolition and excavation waste54
Garden waste33
Vehicle parts16
Tyres12
Chemical drums, oil and fuel5
Black bags from homes3
Other electrical2
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
Black bags from businesses0
Clinical waste0
Other business waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag11
A single item41
A car boot or less155
A small van load268
A transit van load144
A tipper lorry load12
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Maidstone15.3
Sevenoaks8.1
Tonbridge and Malling7.1
Tunbridge Wells6.1
Wealden4.1
Mid Sussex3.0
The typical English council11.0