Crap Towns / Uttlesford / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Uttlesford?

Uttlesford council recorded 3.3 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 70% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 351, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 21 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £5,600 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-1387
2013-1490
2014-15135
2015-16189
2016-17193
2017-18356
2018-19356
2019-20274
2020-21287
2021-22252
2022-23225
2023-24327
2024-25351
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway121
Footpaths and bridleways82
Not recorded49
Farmland46
Rivers, streams and their banks19
Back alleys15
Council land9
Private and residential land6
Commercial and industrial land4
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded95
Other household rubbish49
Black bags from homes46
Building, demolition and excavation waste38
White goods21
Other business waste20
Black bags from businesses17
Garden waste15
Tyres14
Vehicle parts11
Asbestos9
Other electrical8
Chemical drums, oil and fuel6
Animal carcasses1
Clinical waste1
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag36
A single item28
A car boot or less45
A small van load106
A transit van load115
A tipper lorry load16
Significant or multiple loads5
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Harlow26.0
Cambridge14.9
Broxbourne13.2
North Hertfordshire10.9
South Cambridgeshire5.9
Braintree5.9
East Hertfordshire4.7
Chelmsford3.9
Uttlesford3.3
West Suffolk1.6
The typical English council11.0