Crap Towns / Warrington / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Warrington?

Warrington council recorded 7.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 36% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,216, most of them on back alleys. Of those, 1 was a tipper-lorry load or bigger, which cost £1,283 to clear. It issued 18 fixed penalty notices, 3 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought 9 prosecutions.

Bridge Foot being a pain in the arse is a shit defence for a fly-tipper.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13378
2013-14539
2014-15530
2015-161,200
2016-17975
2017-181,087
2018-19989
2019-20838
2020-211,419
2021-221,073
2022-23997
2023-241,217
2024-252,216
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Back alleys1,274
Council land237
Private and residential land206
Footpaths and bridleways195
The highway185
Not recorded82
Commercial and industrial land17
Rivers, streams and their banks12
Farmland8
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish1,434
Black bags from homes348
White goods195
Building, demolition and excavation waste51
Garden waste50
Other business waste44
Other electrical19
Black bags from businesses15
Not recorded15
Vehicle parts13
Chemical drums, oil and fuel12
Tyres10
Asbestos5
Clinical waste5
Animal carcasses0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag24
A single item250
A car boot or less696
A small van load655
A transit van load215
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Salford24.6
St. Helens11.5
Cheshire East10.0
Trafford9.2
Wigan8.4
Warrington7.0
Halton3.7
The typical English council11.0