Crap Towns / Waverley / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Waverley?

Waverley council recorded 5.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 46% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 715, most of them on the highway. Of those, 28 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £7,607 to clear. It issued 1 fixed penalty notice and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13414
2013-14394
2014-15398
2015-16399
2016-17549
2017-18615
2018-19574
2019-20447
2020-21957
2021-22755
2022-23750
2023-24804
2024-25715
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway496
Council land150
Footpaths and bridleways34
Not recorded19
Private and residential land10
Back alleys6
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish291
Building, demolition and excavation waste100
Other business waste77
Black bags from homes75
Garden waste49
Vehicle parts23
Black bags from businesses22
White goods22
Tyres17
Not recorded15
Other electrical15
Chemical drums, oil and fuel7
Asbestos2
Animal carcasses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag13
A single item48
A car boot or less129
A small van load307
A transit van load190
A tipper lorry load27
Significant or multiple loads1
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Hart13.1
Woking12.4
East Hampshire10.2
Horsham9.1
Guildford9.0
Surrey Heath7.2
Mole Valley6.9
Chichester6.9
Waverley5.9
Rushmoor5.9
The typical English council11.0