Crap Towns / West Oxfordshire / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in West Oxfordshire?

West Oxfordshire council recorded 9.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 14% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 985, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 66 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £24,900 to clear. It issued 21 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	503
2013-14	498
2014-15	532
2015-16	450
2016-17	481
2017-18	512
2018-19	618
2019-20	682
2020-21	1,188
2021-22	1,524
2022-23	1,150
2023-24	1,135
2024-25	985

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	476
Not recorded	343
Footpaths and bridleways	70
Private and residential land	61
Farmland	10
Back alleys	8
Council land	7
Commercial and industrial land	6
Rivers, streams and their banks	4
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Not recorded	375
Other household rubbish	228
White goods	146
Black bags from homes	67
Tyres	45
Building, demolition and excavation waste	35
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	23
Garden waste	23
Other business waste	15
Vehicle parts	11
Asbestos	6
Other electrical	5
Black bags from businesses	3
Clinical waste	2
Animal carcasses	1

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	0
A single item	231
A car boot or less	215
A small van load	246
A transit van load	111
A tipper lorry load	27
Significant or multiple loads	39

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Oxford	27.5
Swindon	13.0
Cotswold	11.0
West Oxfordshire	9.5
Cherwell	7.0
South Oxfordshire	5.1
Stratford-on-Avon	3.4
Vale of White Horse	3.2
The typical English council	11.0