Crap Towns / York / Fly-tipping
How bad is fly-tipping in York? York council recorded 10.0 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 9% lower than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 2,309, with the highway the most common spot. It issued 32 fixed penalty notices and brought 2 prosecutions.
Over time Year Incidents 2012-13 1,034 2013-14 1,117 2014-15 1,138 2015-16 1,223 2016-17 1,518 2017-18 1,539 2018-19 1,483 2019-20 1,540 2020-21 1,808 2021-22 1,661 2022-23 1,837 2023-24 1,942 2024-25 2,309
Where it was dumped, 2024-25 Where Incidents The highway 809 Council land 769 Back alleys 467 Private and residential land 128 Footpaths and bridleways 71 Rivers, streams and their banks 34 Farmland 23 Commercial and industrial land 8 Not recorded 0 Railway land 0
What was dumped, 2024-25 What Incidents Other household rubbish 1,163 Black bags from homes 541 Building, demolition and excavation waste 176 White goods 163 Garden waste 77 Vehicle parts 62 Other electrical 35 Tyres 34 Other business waste 31 Chemical drums, oil and fuel 18 Asbestos 5 Clinical waste 3 Black bags from businesses 1 Animal carcasses 0 Not recorded 0
How big, 2024-25 Size Incidents A single black bag 186 A single item 346 A car boot or less 703 A small van load 796 A transit van load 278 A tipper lorry load 0 Significant or multiple loads 0
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