Crap Towns / Worthing / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Worthing?

Worthing council recorded 5.5 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 50% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 527, most of them on the highway. Of those, 6 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £1,200 to clear. It issued 13 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	383
2013-14	277
2014-15	285
2015-16	364
2016-17	439
2017-18	468
2018-19	371
2019-20	352
2020-21	760
2021-22	688
2022-23	798
2023-24	507
2024-25	527

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	285
Not recorded	242
Back alleys	0
Commercial and industrial land	0
Council land	0
Farmland	0
Footpaths and bridleways	0
Private and residential land	0
Railway land	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Vehicle parts	261
Other household rubbish	83
Animal carcasses	49
Other electrical	39
White goods	38
Black bags from homes	18
Building, demolition and excavation waste	17
Garden waste	11
Tyres	9
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	1
Not recorded	1
Asbestos	0
Black bags from businesses	0
Clinical waste	0
Other business waste	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	32
A single item	149
A car boot or less	59
A small van load	17
A transit van load	19
A tipper lorry load	4
Significant or multiple loads	2

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Adur	11.2
Arun	9.7
Horsham	9.1
Worthing	5.5
The typical English council	11.0