Crap Towns / West Suffolk / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in West Suffolk?

West Suffolk council recorded 1.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 85% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 276, with the highway the most common spot. Of those, 1 was a tipper-lorry load or bigger, which cost £500 to clear. It issued 3 fixed penalty notices and brought 2 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2019-20630
2020-21671
2021-22490
2022-23323
2023-24265
2024-25276
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway113
Council land86
Footpaths and bridleways63
Not recorded9
Back alleys2
Private and residential land2
Rivers, streams and their banks1
Commercial and industrial land0
Farmland0
Railway land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish192
Black bags from homes14
Tyres14
White goods14
Not recorded8
Other electrical8
Other business waste7
Building, demolition and excavation waste6
Chemical drums, oil and fuel4
Garden waste4
Asbestos2
Black bags from businesses2
Vehicle parts1
Animal carcasses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag1
A single item10
A car boot or less82
A small van load161
A transit van load21
A tipper lorry load1
Significant or multiple loads0
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Cambridge14.9
King's Lynn and West Norfolk11.6
Breckland5.9
South Cambridgeshire5.9
Braintree5.9
East Cambridgeshire5.3
Babergh4.3
Mid Suffolk4.0
Uttlesford3.3
West Suffolk1.6
The typical English council11.0