Crap Towns / Worcester / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Worcester?

Worcester council recorded 4.1 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 63% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 512, with footpaths and bridleways the most common spot. It issued 7 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	288
2013-14	353
2014-15	501
2015-16	453
2016-17	451
2017-18	306
2018-19	298
2019-20	341
2020-21	432
2021-22	352
2022-23	340
2023-24	432
2024-25	512

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Footpaths and bridleways	183
Council land	123
The highway	95
Private and residential land	46
Back alleys	37
Not recorded	18
Rivers, streams and their banks	6
Commercial and industrial land	3
Farmland	1
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	258
Black bags from homes	62
Not recorded	44
Building, demolition and excavation waste	30
White goods	28
Other electrical	20
Other business waste	18
Garden waste	15
Black bags from businesses	10
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	8
Clinical waste	6
Tyres	6
Vehicle parts	6
Asbestos	1
Animal carcasses	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	38
A single item	119
A car boot or less	147
A small van load	138
A transit van load	70
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Redditch	23.6
Bromsgrove	16.1
Wyre Forest	7.4
Wychavon	6.7
Worcester	4.1
Malvern Hills	3.2
The typical English council	11.0