Crap Towns / Wyre / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in Wyre?

Wyre council recorded 7.4 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 33% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 615, most of them on back alleys. Of those, 39 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £13,820 to clear. It issued 22 fixed penalty notices, 2 of them littering fixed penalty notices issued in conjunction with fly-tipping, and brought no prosecutions.

Over time
YearIncidents
2012-13295
2013-141,906
2014-152,229
2015-161,839
2016-171,473
2017-181,371
2018-191,391
2019-201,405
2020-211,578
2021-221,281
2022-231,023
2023-24861
2024-25615
Where it was dumped, 2024-25
WhereIncidents
Back alleys481
Footpaths and bridleways63
The highway38
Council land20
Not recorded6
Private and residential land4
Railway land2
Farmland1
Commercial and industrial land0
Rivers, streams and their banks0
What was dumped, 2024-25
WhatIncidents
Other household rubbish335
Building, demolition and excavation waste86
White goods70
Black bags from homes64
Garden waste21
Not recorded15
Other electrical8
Tyres5
Black bags from businesses4
Chemical drums, oil and fuel3
Vehicle parts3
Other business waste1
Animal carcasses0
Asbestos0
Clinical waste0
How big, 2024-25
SizeIncidents
A single black bag11
A single item102
A car boot or less9
A small van load261
A transit van load193
A tipper lorry load22
Significant or multiple loads17
Nearby councils
CouncilIncidents per 1,000 people a year
Preston35.4
Blackpool35.0
Lancaster23.5
West Lancashire17.1
Ribble Valley10.5
Wyre7.4
Fylde5.0
The typical English council11.0