Crap Towns / West Berkshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in West Berkshire?

West Berkshire council recorded 6.2 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 44% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,043, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 80 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £42,970 to clear. It issued 8 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13911
2013-141,108
2014-151,084
2015-16972
2016-171,073
2017-18817
2018-19884
2019-20886
2020-211,151
2021-221,011
2022-231,009
2023-24930
2024-251,043
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway468
Private and residential land257
Not recorded135
Council land118
Footpaths and bridleways41
Commercial and industrial land14
Back alleys10
Farmland0
Railway land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish329
Not recorded142
Other business waste136
Garden waste112
Black bags from homes75
Building, demolition and excavation waste70
Tyres60
White goods47
Vehicle parts22
Other electrical21
Chemical drums, oil and fuel14
Black bags from businesses13
Animal carcasses1
Clinical waste1
Asbestos0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag5
A single item288
A car boot or less184
A small van load386
A transit van load100
A tipper lorry load74
Significant or multiple loads6
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Basingstoke and Deane14.9
Hart13.1
Swindon13.0
Wokingham9.9
Reading9.4
Test Valley8.9
West Berkshire6.2
Wiltshire5.5
South Oxfordshire5.1
Vale of White Horse3.2
The typical English council11.0