Crap Towns / Wrexham / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Wrexham?

Wrexham council recorded 8.9 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 14% lower than the typical Welsh council's 10.3. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,566, most of them on footpaths and bridleways. It issued 72 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2006-07	706
2007-08	993
2008-09	2,116
2009-10	3,279
2010-11	1,759
2011-12	1,022
2012-13	505
2013-14	476
2014-15	235
2015-16	158
2016-17	186
2017-18	215
2018-19	175
2019-20	169
2020-21	429
2021-22	252
2022-23	973
2023-24	1,055
2024-25	1,566

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
Footpaths and bridleways	909
Council land	556
The highway	74
Back alleys	13
Not recorded	12
Private and residential land	1
Railway land	1
Commercial and industrial land	0
Farmland	0
Rivers, streams and their banks	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Black bags from homes	1,224
Not recorded	173
Other household rubbish	84
Black bags from businesses	18
White goods	16
Other electrical	14
Garden waste	8
Other business waste	8
Tyres	8
Clinical waste	4
Building, demolition and excavation waste	3
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	3
Vehicle parts	2
Animal carcasses	1
Asbestos	0

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	676
A single item	86
A car boot or less	469
A small van load	307
A transit van load	28
A tipper lorry load	0
Significant or multiple loads	0

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
Denbighshire	19.4
Flintshire	10.1
Wrexham	8.9
The typical Welsh council	10.3