Crap Towns / Wigan / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Wigan?

Wigan council recorded 8.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 24% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 3,110, with back alleys the most common spot. It issued 167 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

The Wigan Alps are old pit heaps. The fly-tippers are having a go at building another.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	2,558
2013-14	2,479
2014-15	2,582
2015-16	2,400
2016-17	2,105
2017-18	1,759
2018-19	1,696
2019-20	887
2020-21	941
2021-22	2,130
2022-23	2,300
2023-24	2,851
2024-25	3,110

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Back alleys	1,096
Council land	1,092
The highway	638
Footpaths and bridleways	134
Private and residential land	128
Rivers, streams and their banks	10
Farmland	7
Commercial and industrial land	5
Not recorded	0
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	1,789
Black bags from homes	564
White goods	203
Building, demolition and excavation waste	174
Not recorded	120
Other business waste	94
Garden waste	59
Black bags from businesses	44
Asbestos	17
Vehicle parts	17
Tyres	15
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	13
Clinical waste	1
Animal carcasses	0
Other electrical	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	0
A single item	231
A car boot or less	539
A small van load	1,567
A transit van load	755
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Salford	24.6
Bolton	23.1
West Lancashire	17.1
St. Helens	11.5
Wigan	8.4
Chorley	7.3
Warrington	7.0
The typical English council	11.0