Crap Towns / Winchester / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Winchester?

Winchester council recorded 6.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 37% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 736, most of them on the highway. Of those, 32 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £8,550 to clear. It issued no fixed penalty notices and brought 3 prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13614
2013-14628
2014-15603
2015-16746
2016-17808
2017-18784
2018-19770
2019-201,089
2020-212,120
2021-221,732
2022-231,038
2023-24876
2024-25736
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
The highway586
Footpaths and bridleways61
Council land47
Not recorded23
Back alleys14
Railway land3
Farmland1
Rivers, streams and their banks1
Commercial and industrial land0
Private and residential land0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish222
Building, demolition and excavation waste140
Other business waste78
Black bags from homes76
Not recorded45
Garden waste44
Tyres38
White goods27
Asbestos23
Chemical drums, oil and fuel18
Black bags from businesses11
Other electrical7
Vehicle parts7
Animal carcasses0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag14
A single item115
A car boot or less145
A small van load265
A transit van load165
A tipper lorry load28
Significant or multiple loads4
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Southampton43.7
Basingstoke and Deane14.9
Havant10.3
East Hampshire10.2
Test Valley8.9
Winchester6.9
Gosport5.4
Eastleigh4.9
Portsmouth4.5
Fareham2.3
The typical English council11.0