Crap Towns / West Devon / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in West Devon?

West Devon 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 339, most of them on the highway. Of those, 12 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £3,150 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13225
2013-14206
2014-15202
2015-16252
2016-17314
2017-18289
2018-19181
2019-20273
2020-21337
2021-22267
2022-23327
2023-24346
2024-25339
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway264
Private and residential land29
Council land27
Footpaths and bridleways7
Farmland6
Not recorded3
Rivers, streams and their banks3
Back alleys0
Commercial and industrial land0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish124
Building, demolition and excavation waste58
Black bags from homes31
Tyres29
Garden waste24
Animal carcasses22
Vehicle parts15
Asbestos11
White goods11
Chemical drums, oil and fuel5
Other business waste4
Black bags from businesses2
Other electrical2
Clinical waste1
Not recorded0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag7
A single item30
A car boot or less147
A small van load101
A transit van load42
A tipper lorry load12
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Plymouth20.4
Exeter8.1
Teignbridge7.3
South Hams7.0
Mid Devon6.2
North Devon6.0
West Devon5.9
Cornwall5.7
Torridge3.3
The typical English council11.0