Crap Towns / Warwick / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Warwick?

Warwick council recorded 18.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 1.7 times the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,724, with the highway the most common spot. It issued 13 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-131,113
2013-14954
2014-15890
2015-161,092
2016-17835
2017-181,014
2018-191,670
2019-201,505
2020-211,680
2021-222,032
2022-232,563
2023-242,930
2024-252,724
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway1,257
Not recorded631
Footpaths and bridleways363
Council land228
Back alleys226
Rivers, streams and their banks18
Private and residential land1
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Not recorded1,257
Black bags from homes531
Other household rubbish469
Building, demolition and excavation waste115
White goods92
Garden waste89
Other business waste49
Tyres37
Black bags from businesses25
Other electrical21
Vehicle parts20
Chemical drums, oil and fuel10
Asbestos7
Clinical waste2
Animal carcasses0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag130
A single item323
A car boot or less1,269
A small van load705
A transit van load297
A tipper lorry load0
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Rugby22.7
Coventry19.2
Warwick18.5
Solihull17.2
Nuneaton and Bedworth14.1
Stratford-on-Avon3.4
The typical English council11.0