Fly-tipping incidents on footpaths and bridleways by council, England
Official statistics
The number of fly-tipping incidents on footpaths and bridleways each of England's 296 councils reported to Defra, with its regions and England, in each of the latest two financial years.
England
253,773
2024/25
Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:24 UTC- 2024/25
- 2023/24
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
In order
Ranked by the hub 2024/25
Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.
- 1Croydon41,560
- 2Hounslow23,537
- 3Southwark18,306
- 4Lambeth15,436
- 5Hackney11,541
- 6Bradford10,308
- 7Kingston upon Hull, City of9,196
- 8Newham7,449
- 9Barking and Dagenham6,142
- 10Tower Hamlets5,833
- 11Greenwich4,663
- 12Sheffield, its area before 1 April 20254,179
- 13West Northamptonshire4,117
- 14Lewisham4,027
- 15Hillingdon3,745
- 16Preston3,659
- 17Haringey3,435
- 18Newcastle upon Tyne3,118
- 19Sefton2,978
- 20Southampton2,844
- 21Medway2,267
- 22North East Lincolnshire2,038
- 23Boston1,920
- 24Havering1,702
- 25Sunderland1,618
- 26Leeds1,504
- 27Dudley1,462
- 28Merton1,433
- 29Barnsley, its area before 1 April 20251,283
- 30Knowsley1,142
- 31New Forest1,106
- 32South Holland1,058
- 33Bedford1,034
- 34Sandwell995
- 35Bolton979
- 36West Lancashire939
- 37Bristol, City of927
- 38Solihull879
- 39Stoke-on-Trent866
- 40Great Yarmouth859
- 41Oldham843
- 42Peterborough823
- 43Milton Keynes790
- 44Swindon744
- 45Hartlepool742
- 46North Somerset739
- 47Derby730
- 48Northumberland717
- 49Salford714
- 50Darlington700
- 51Reading697
- 52Rochdale665
- 53Blackburn with Darwen662
- 54Brent650
- 55Telford and Wrekin625
- 56Nuneaton and Bedworth623
- 57Lancaster610
- 58Wakefield591
- 59Harlow579
- 60Gravesham571
- 61North Northamptonshire560
- 62East Staffordshire559
- 63Gateshead552
- 64Wirral549
- 65Stevenage532
- 66Walsall524
- 67Cheshire West and Chester515
- 68South Kesteven503
- 69East Suffolk472
- 70Rotherham468
- 71Redcar and Cleveland445
- 72Wiltshire440
- =73Bromley432
- =73Camden432
- 75Bath and North East Somerset415
- 76Burnley392
- 77Hyndburn386
- 78North Tyneside382
- 79Maidstone380
- 80Warwick363
- 81Epping Forest362
- 82Redbridge358
- 83Fenland342
- 84Newark and Sherwood341
- 85Islington338
- 86Spelthorne290
- 87Tunbridge Wells289
- 88Hammersmith and Fulham286
- 89Epsom and Ewell280
- 90County Durham271
- 91Cambridge258
- 92Cherwell255
- 93Wokingham253
- 94Doncaster249
- 95West Lindsey246
- 96Chorley245
- 97Guildford234
- 98Birmingham231
- 99Brighton and Hove229
- 100Broxtowe228
- 101Tonbridge and Malling226
- 102Middlesbrough214
- =103Chesterfield210
- =103Kirklees210
- 105East Hampshire201
- =106Norwich200
- =106Test Valley200
- =108Dorset199
- =108Ealing199
- =110Stockport195
- =110Warrington195
- =112Bracknell Forest194
- =112Hinckley and Bosworth194
- =112Sevenoaks194
- 115St Albans193
- 116Somerset192
- 117Welwyn Hatfield189
- =118Runnymede183
- =118Worcester183
- =120Cumberland172
- =120Rugby172
- 122Horsham171
- 123Bromsgrove168
- 124Buckinghamshire167
- 125Redditch166
- 126Stockton-on-Tees164
- =127Eastbourne158
- =127Tewkesbury158
- 129Stroud156
- 130Colchester154
- =131Swale149
- =131Trafford149
- 133King's Lynn and West Norfolk144
- 134South Cambridgeshire143
- 135Bolsover141
- =136Basildon135
- =136North Hertfordshire135
- 138Wigan134
- 139South Tyneside132
- 140Wychavon128
- 141Charnwood126
- 142Central Bedfordshire122
- 143Breckland121
- 144Huntingdonshire120
- =145Braintree119
- =145East Cambridgeshire119
- 147Rossendale112
- =148Halton107
- =148South Gloucestershire107
- 150Bury106
- 151Cheltenham103
- 152East Lindsey101
- =153North East Derbyshire100
- =153St. Helens100
- 155Crawley97
- 156North Yorkshire96
- =157Broadland93
- =157Torridge93
- 159Slough88
- 160Shropshire87
- =161Chichester82
- =161Uttlesford82
- 163North Devon77
- 164East Riding of Yorkshire76
- 165Teignbridge73
- =166Newcastle-under-Lyme71
- =166York71
- =168Calderdale70
- =168West Oxfordshire70
- 170Maldon69
- 171Gedling68
- 172Thurrock67
- =173Sutton63
- =173West Suffolk63
- =173Wyre63
- 176Winchester61
- 177Bexley57
- 178East Hertfordshire55
- 179North West Leicestershire54
- =180Cornwall53
- =180Rother53
- =180Torbay53
- =183Blaby52
- =183Cotswold52
- =183Elmbridge52
- 186Thanet51
- =187Basingstoke and Deane50
- =187Dover50
- =187North Warwickshire50
- =187Vale of White Horse50
- 191South Norfolk49
- =192Arun48
- =192Dacorum48
- 194Pendle47
- =195Ashfield46
- =195Babergh46
- =197North Lincolnshire45
- =197Reigate and Banstead45
- 199North Norfolk44
- 200Hart43
- =201Hertsmere42
- =201Surrey Heath42
- =203Derbyshire Dales41
- =203West Berkshire41
- 205Mole Valley40
- =206Herefordshire, County of39
- =206South Ribble39
- =208Broxbourne38
- =208Cheshire East38
- =208South Hams38
- =208South Oxfordshire38
- =208Tandridge38
- =213Lewes37
- =213Mansfield37
- =213Rushcliffe37
- 216Eastleigh36
- 217Leicester35
- 218Waverley34
- 219Erewash32
- =220Dartford31
- =220Mid Devon31
- =222Coventry30
- =222High Peak30
- 224Chelmsford28
- 225Cannock Chase27
- 226South Staffordshire26
- 227North Kesteven25
- 228Havant24
- =229Harborough23
- =229Staffordshire Moorlands23
- 231Tamworth21
- 232Mid Suffolk20
- 233Gosport19
- 234Ashford16
- 235Castle Point15
- =236Exeter14
- =236Ribble Valley14
- =236Wyre Forest14
- =239Amber Valley13
- =239Gloucester13
- =239Ipswich13
- =239Richmond upon Thames13
- =239Tendring13
- =244Rochford11
- =244South Derbyshire11
- =244Westmorland and Furness11
- =247East Devon10
- =247Fareham10
- =249Mid Sussex9
- =249Oxford9
- =249Tameside9
- 252Stratford-on-Avon8
- =253Bassetlaw7
- =253Blackpool7
- =253Enfield7
- =253Rushmoor7
- =253Three Rivers7
- =253West Devon7
- =259Isle of Wight6
- =259Wealden6
- =261Brentwood5
- =261Stafford5
- 263Watford4
- 264Melton3
- =265Lincoln2
- =265Oadby and Wigston2
- =265Portsmouth2
- =265Rutland2
- 269Windsor and Maidenhead1
- =270Adur0
- =270Barnet0
- =270Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole0
- =270Canterbury0
- =270City of London0
- =270Folkestone and Hythe0
- =270Forest of Dean0
- =270Harrow0
- =270Hastings0
- =270Isles of Scilly0
- =270Kensington and Chelsea0
- =270Kingston upon Thames0
- =270Lichfield0
- =270Liverpool0
- =270Luton0
- =270Malvern Hills0
- =270Manchester0
- =270Nottingham0
- =270Plymouth0
- =270Southend-on-Sea0
- =270Waltham Forest0
- =270Wandsworth0
- =270Westminster0
- =270Woking0
- =270Wolverhampton0
- =270Worthing0
No figure published for Barnsley (given under its old code, E08000016), Fylde (not published: Fylde provided 9 months of data for 2024/25, therefore an estimate of their fly-tipping incidents data for the remaining months has been made. The estimates are included in the national totals but not shown in this local-authority dataset.), Sheffield (given under its old code, E08000019).
Counts follow the size of the place, so the largest places tend to come first.
Data table
306 rows
| Area | 2024/25 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon E09000008 | 41,560 | 25,194 |
| Hounslow E09000018 | 23,537 | 25,715 |
| Southwark E09000028 | 18,306 | 20,979 |
| Lambeth E09000022 | 15,436 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 8,323 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Hackney E09000012 | 11,541 | 16,180 |
| Bradford E08000032 | 10,308 | 10,106 |
| Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010 | 9,196 | 3,204 |
| Newham E09000025 | 7,449 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Barking and Dagenham E09000002 | 6,142 | 3,115 |
| Tower Hamlets E09000030 | 5,833 | 6,613 |
| Greenwich E09000011 | 4,663 | 3,225 |
| Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025 | 4,179 | 4,330 |
| West Northamptonshire E06000062 | 4,117 | 4,762 |
| Lewisham E09000023 | 4,027 | 2,312 |
| Hillingdon E09000017 | 3,745 | 1,380 |
| Preston E07000123 | 3,659 | 3,804 |
| Haringey E09000014 | 3,435 | 1,772 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021 | 3,118 | 2,957 |
| Sefton E08000014 | 2,978 | 2,435 |
| Southampton E06000045 | 2,844 | 2,391 |
| Medway E06000035 | 2,267 | 1,711 |
| North East Lincolnshire E06000012 | 2,038 | 2,255 |
| Boston E07000136 | 1,920 | 2,135 |
| Havering E09000016 | 1,702 | 977 |
| Sunderland E08000024 | 1,618 | 1,698 |
| Leeds E08000035 | 1,504 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 1,609 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Dudley E08000027 | 1,462 | 1,572 |
| Merton E09000024 | 1,433 | 1,552 |
| Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025 | 1,283 | 1,708 |
| Knowsley E08000011 | 1,142 | 1,306 |
| New Forest E07000091 | 1,106 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 856 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| South Holland E07000140 | 1,058 | 1,756 |
| Bedford E06000055 | 1,034 | 767 |
| Sandwell E08000028 | 995 | 457 |
| Bolton E08000001 | 979 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 918 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| West Lancashire E07000127 | 939 | 912 |
| Bristol, City of E06000023 | 927 | 1,151 |
| Solihull E08000029 | 879 | 689 |
| Stoke-on-Trent E06000021 | 866 | 700 |
| Great Yarmouth E07000145 | 859 | 144 |
| Oldham E08000004 | 843 | 643 |
| Peterborough E06000031 | 823 | 460 |
| Milton Keynes E06000042 | 790 | 717 |
| Swindon E06000030 | 744 | 706 |
| Hartlepool E06000001 | 742 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 889 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| North Somerset E06000024 | 739 | 708 |
| Derby E06000015 | 730 | 272 |
| Northumberland E06000057 | 717 | 711 |
| Salford E08000006 | 714 | 138 |
| Darlington E06000005 | 700 | 785 |
| Reading E06000038 | 697 | 60 |
| Rochdale E08000005 | 665 | 181 |
| Blackburn with Darwen E06000008 | 662 | 837 (its reporting basis changed during the year (Defra's notes)) |
| Brent E09000005 | 650 | 228 |
| Telford and Wrekin E06000020 | 625 | 370 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219 | 623 | 497 |
| Lancaster E07000121 | 610 | 578 |
| Wakefield E08000036 | 591 | 536 |
| Harlow E07000073 | 579 | 581 |
| Gravesham E07000109 | 571 (its reporting basis changed during the year (Defra's notes)) | 612 |
| North Northamptonshire E06000061 | 560 | 1,302 |
| East Staffordshire E07000193 | 559 | 421 |
| Gateshead E08000037 | 552 | 845 |
| Wirral E08000015 | 549 | 287 |
| Stevenage E07000243 | 532 | 331 |
| Walsall E08000030 | 524 | 35 |
| Cheshire West and Chester E06000050 | 515 | 275 |
| South Kesteven E07000141 | 503 | 446 |
| East Suffolk E07000244 | 472 | 432 |
| Rotherham E08000018 | 468 | 1,540 |
| Redcar and Cleveland E06000003 | 445 | 36 |
| Wiltshire E06000054 | 440 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 430 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Bromley E09000006 | 432 | 116 |
| Camden E09000007 | 432 | 512 |
| Bath and North East Somerset E06000022 | 415 | 398 |
| Burnley E07000117 | 392 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 327 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Hyndburn E07000120 | 386 | 312 |
| North Tyneside E08000022 | 382 | 633 |
| Maidstone E07000110 | 380 | 544 |
| Warwick E07000222 | 363 | 558 |
| Epping Forest E07000072 | 362 | 355 |
| Redbridge E09000026 | 358 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 290 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Fenland E07000010 | 342 | 286 |
| Newark and Sherwood E07000175 | 341 | 253 |
| Islington E09000019 | 338 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 131 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Spelthorne E07000213 | 290 | 366 |
| Tunbridge Wells E07000116 | 289 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 231 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013 | 286 | 1,292 |
| Epsom and Ewell E07000208 | 280 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 234 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| County Durham E06000047 | 271 | 349 |
| Cambridge E07000008 | 258 | 542 |
| Cherwell E07000177 | 255 | 170 |
| Wokingham E06000041 | 253 | 187 |
| Doncaster E08000017 | 249 | 397 |
| West Lindsey E07000142 | 246 | 170 |
| Chorley E07000118 | 245 | 195 |
| Guildford E07000209 | 234 | 190 |
| Birmingham E08000025 | 231 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 87 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Brighton and Hove E06000043 | 229 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 291 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Broxtowe E07000172 | 228 | 183 |
| Tonbridge and Malling E07000115 | 226 | 194 |
| Middlesbrough E06000002 | 214 | 331 |
| Chesterfield E07000034 | 210 | 135 |
| Kirklees E08000034 | 210 | 372 |
| East Hampshire E07000085 | 201 | 221 |
| Test Valley E07000093 | 200 | 117 |
| Norwich E07000148 | 200 | 306 |
| Dorset E06000059 | 199 | 294 |
| Ealing E09000009 | 199 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 134 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Warrington E06000007 | 195 | 178 |
| Stockport E08000007 | 195 | 160 |
| Bracknell Forest E06000036 | 194 | 160 |
| Sevenoaks E07000111 | 194 | 182 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132 | 194 | 182 |
| St Albans E07000240 | 193 | 169 |
| Somerset E06000066 | 192 | 88 |
| Welwyn Hatfield E07000241 | 189 | 332 |
| Runnymede E07000212 | 183 | 161 |
| Worcester E07000237 | 183 | 129 |
| Cumberland E06000063 | 172 | 348 |
| Rugby E07000220 | 172 | 234 |
| Horsham E07000227 | 171 | 213 |
| Bromsgrove E07000234 | 168 | 194 |
| Buckinghamshire E06000060 | 167 | 680 |
| Redditch E07000236 | 166 | 194 |
| Stockton-on-Tees E06000004 | 164 | 133 |
| Eastbourne E07000061 | 158 | 45 |
| Tewkesbury E07000083 | 158 | 255 |
| Stroud E07000082 | 156 | 89 |
| Colchester E07000071 | 154 | 98 |
| Swale E07000113 | 149 | 163 |
| Trafford E08000009 | 149 | 147 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146 | 144 | 132 |
| South Cambridgeshire E07000012 | 143 | 156 |
| Bolsover E07000033 | 141 | 110 |
| Basildon E07000066 | 135 | 104 |
| North Hertfordshire E07000099 | 135 | 40 |
| Wigan E08000010 | 134 | 215 |
| South Tyneside E08000023 | 132 | 182 |
| Wychavon E07000238 | 128 | 82 |
| Charnwood E07000130 | 126 | 137 |
| Central Bedfordshire E06000056 | 122 | 153 |
| Breckland E07000143 | 121 | 111 |
| Huntingdonshire E07000011 | 120 | 105 |
| East Cambridgeshire E07000009 | 119 | 130 |
| Braintree E07000067 | 119 | 141 |
| Rossendale E07000125 | 112 | 110 |
| Halton E06000006 | 107 | 112 |
| South Gloucestershire E06000025 | 107 | 60 |
| Bury E08000002 | 106 | 308 |
| Cheltenham E07000078 | 103 | 71 |
| East Lindsey E07000137 | 101 | 291 |
| North East Derbyshire E07000038 | 100 | 46 |
| St. Helens E08000013 | 100 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 116 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Crawley E07000226 | 97 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 95 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| North Yorkshire E06000065 | 96 | 88 |
| Torridge E07000046 | 93 | 61 |
| Broadland E07000144 | 93 | 103 |
| Slough E06000039 | 88 | 58 |
| Shropshire E06000051 | 87 | 19 |
| Uttlesford E07000077 | 82 | 49 (its reporting basis changed during the year (Defra's notes)) |
| Chichester E07000225 | 82 | 87 |
| North Devon E07000043 | 77 | 85 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011 | 76 | 50 |
| Teignbridge E07000045 | 73 | 70 |
| York E06000014 | 71 | 64 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195 | 71 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 126 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| West Oxfordshire E07000181 | 70 | 79 |
| Calderdale E08000033 | 70 | 600 |
| Maldon E07000074 | 69 | 48 |
| Gedling E07000173 | 68 | 68 |
| Thurrock E06000034 | 67 | 86 |
| Wyre E07000128 | 63 | 116 |
| West Suffolk E07000245 | 63 | 46 |
| Sutton E09000029 | 63 | 182 |
| Winchester E07000094 | 61 | 90 |
| Bexley E09000004 | 57 | 49 |
| East Hertfordshire E07000242 | 55 | 90 |
| North West Leicestershire E07000134 | 54 | 44 |
| Torbay E06000027 | 53 | 33 |
| Cornwall E06000052 | 53 | 48 |
| Rother E07000064 | 53 | 18 |
| Cotswold E07000079 | 52 | 40 |
| Blaby E07000129 | 52 | 81 |
| Elmbridge E07000207 | 52 | 112 |
| Thanet E07000114 | 51 | 35 |
| Basingstoke and Deane E07000084 | 50 | 105 |
| Dover E07000108 | 50 | 57 |
| Vale of White Horse E07000180 | 50 | 8 |
| North Warwickshire E07000218 | 50 | 87 |
| South Norfolk E07000149 | 49 | 71 |
| Dacorum E07000096 | 48 | 89 |
| Arun E07000224 | 48 | 186 |
| Pendle E07000122 | 47 | 42 |
| Ashfield E07000170 | 46 | 115 |
| Babergh E07000200 | 46 | 38 |
| North Lincolnshire E06000013 | 45 | 27 |
| Reigate and Banstead E07000211 | 45 | 8 |
| North Norfolk E07000147 | 44 | 49 |
| Hart E07000089 | 43 | 16 |
| Hertsmere E07000098 | 42 | 40 |
| Surrey Heath E07000214 | 42 | 43 |
| West Berkshire E06000037 | 41 | 57 |
| Derbyshire Dales E07000035 | 41 | 15 |
| Mole Valley E07000210 | 40 | 39 |
| Herefordshire, County of E06000019 | 39 | 44 |
| South Ribble E07000126 | 39 | 22 |
| Cheshire East E06000049 | 38 | 49 |
| South Hams E07000044 | 38 | 25 |
| Broxbourne E07000095 | 38 | 64 |
| South Oxfordshire E07000179 | 38 | 12 |
| Tandridge E07000215 | 38 | 44 |
| Lewes E07000063 | 37 | 26 |
| Mansfield E07000174 | 37 | 251 |
| Rushcliffe E07000176 | 37 | 76 |
| Eastleigh E07000086 | 36 | 95 |
| Leicester E06000016 | 35 | 31 |
| Waverley E07000216 | 34 | 57 |
| Erewash E07000036 | 32 | 27 |
| Mid Devon E07000042 | 31 | 73 |
| Dartford E07000107 | 31 | 108 |
| High Peak E07000037 | 30 | 37 |
| Coventry E08000026 | 30 | 15 |
| Chelmsford E07000070 | 28 | 36 |
| Cannock Chase E07000192 | 27 | 27 |
| South Staffordshire E07000196 | 26 | 19 |
| North Kesteven E07000139 | 25 | 25 |
| Havant E07000090 | 24 | 95 |
| Harborough E07000131 | 23 | 25 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198 | 23 | 26 |
| Tamworth E07000199 | 21 | 8 |
| Mid Suffolk E07000203 | 20 | 38 |
| Gosport E07000088 | 19 | 20 |
| Ashford E07000105 | 16 | 166 |
| Castle Point E07000069 | 15 | 26 |
| Exeter E07000041 | 14 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 11 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Ribble Valley E07000124 | 14 | 5 |
| Wyre Forest E07000239 | 14 | 30 |
| Amber Valley E07000032 | 13 | 8 |
| Tendring E07000076 | 13 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 22 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Gloucester E07000081 | 13 | 356 |
| Ipswich E07000202 | 13 | 15 |
| Richmond upon Thames E09000027 | 13 | 1 |
| Westmorland and Furness E06000064 | 11 | 12 |
| South Derbyshire E07000039 | 11 | 15 |
| Rochford E07000075 | 11 | 3 |
| East Devon E07000040 | 10 | 16 |
| Fareham E07000087 | 10 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 13 |
| Oxford E07000178 | 9 | 7 |
| Mid Sussex E07000228 | 9 | 18 |
| Tameside E08000008 | 9 | 7 |
| Stratford-on-Avon E07000221 | 8 | 1 |
| Blackpool E06000009 | 7 | 5 |
| West Devon E07000047 | 7 | 3 |
| Rushmoor E07000092 | 7 | 0 |
| Three Rivers E07000102 | 7 | 9 |
| Bassetlaw E07000171 | 7 | 37 |
| Enfield E09000010 | 7 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 10 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Isle of Wight E06000046 | 6 | 17 |
| Wealden E07000065 | 6 | 11 |
| Brentwood E07000068 | 5 | 63 |
| Stafford E07000197 | 5 | 13 |
| Watford E07000103 | 4 | 72 |
| Melton E07000133 | 3 | 5 |
| Rutland E06000017 | 2 | 10 |
| Portsmouth E06000044 | 2 | 4 |
| Oadby and Wigston E07000135 | 2 | 5 |
| Lincoln E07000138 | 2 | 1,427 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham E06000018 | 0 | 0 |
| Plymouth E06000026 | 0 | 0 |
| Luton E06000032 | 0 | 4 |
| Southend-on-Sea E06000033 | 0 | 0 |
| Isles of Scilly E06000053 | 0 | 0 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058 | 0 | 0 |
| Hastings E07000062 | 0 | 20 |
| Forest of Dean E07000080 | 0 | 0 |
| Canterbury E07000106 | 0 | 0 |
| Folkestone and Hythe E07000112 | 0 | 0 |
| Lichfield E07000194 | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Woking E07000217 | 0 | 0 |
| Adur E07000223 | 0 | 0 |
| Worthing E07000229 | 0 | 0 |
| Malvern Hills E07000235 | 0 | 8 |
| Manchester E08000003 | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool E08000012 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton E08000031 | 0 | 0 |
| City of London E09000001 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet E09000003 | 0 | 4 |
| Harrow E09000015 | 0 | 0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea E09000020 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingston upon Thames E09000021 | 0 | 20 |
| Waltham Forest E09000031 | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Wandsworth E09000032 | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) | 0 (counts only the incidents the public reports (Defra's reporting basis)) |
| Westminster E09000033 | 0 | 0 |
| Fylde E07000119 | not published: Fylde provided 9 months of data for 2024/25, therefore an estimate of their fly-tipping incidents data for the remaining months has been made. The estimates are included in the national totals but not shown in this local-authority dataset. | 95 |
| Barnsley E08000038 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016 |
| Sheffield E08000039 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019 | given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019 |
| North East | 9,055 | 9,549 |
| North West | 16,776 | 15,195 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 30,384 | 26,886 |
| East Midlands | 11,095 | 14,482 |
| West Midlands | 8,345 | 6,642 |
| East of England | 7,967 | 6,936 |
| London | 151,644 | 120,306 |
| South East | 13,614 | 12,502 |
| South West | 4,694 | 5,071 |
| England | 253,773 (includes Defra's estimate for Fylde) | 217,569 |
Map
2024/25 · 294 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in
- 0 to 14
- 14 to 55
- 55 to 183
- 183 to 560
- 560 to 42k
Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Check it yourself
- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-statistics-for-england
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 4 November 2026, 00:11 UTC
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.gov.uk/api/content/government/statistics/fly-tipping-statistics-for-englandSHA-256 1c48fb1a7588afba316540955730e8ea190a79d939750ff23cd0bd5785a5914f · 28,643 bytes
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699dbf7e3e672177d0bc75b0/Flytipping_incidents_and_actions_taken__reported_by_LAs_in_England__2012-13_to_2024-25v2.odsSHA-256 ed6638cd2bcd725094acb2ed1b2e9ccb2bac5d8fc088cd27174ba7f19c6b7afa · 1,549,492 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 4 November 2026, 00:24 UTC Run at 4 November 2026, 00:24 UTC; 612 of 612 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-04T00:11:46Z; 2 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 2 of 2 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 612 of 612 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 612 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 612 of 612 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | GOV.UK table is current | latest period 2024/25 ended 583 days before retrieval (limit 760), from Flytipping incidents and actions taken (reported by LAs in England) 2012-13 to 2024-25 |
| Pass | Each area's land types and its waste types each add to its total incidents | 1224 comparisons expected, each whole's parts against it in each measure: 1222 made, 1222 exactly; not made, 0 for figures excluded pending verification, 0 for suppressed figures and 2 for blanks in the publisher's table, of Defra's council sheet, every council, region and England, the ten land types and the fifteen waste types against total incidents, 2023/24 and 2024/25 |
| Pass | The councils add up to their region and the regions to England | 20 comparisons expected, each whole's parts against it in each measure: 18 made, 18 exactly; not made, 0 for figures excluded pending verification, 0 for suppressed figures and 2 for blanks in the publisher's table, of Defra's councils against its regions and those against its England, incidents on footpaths and bridleways, 2023/24 and 2024/25; no sum can show one council's figure filed under another's code |
| Pass | England's figures equal Defra's national file | 2 of 2 figures equal Defra's national Table 1 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699dbf58c497bac082bc75a4/Flytipping_incidents_and_actions_taken__national_level_data__2007-08_to_2024-25v2.ods), Footpath - Bridleway, England, 2023/24 and 2024/25 |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fly-tipping-statistics-for-england – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- Fly-tipping incidents councils in England report to Defra through WasteDataFlow each financial year, all of them or by the land they were found on or the main kind of waste.
- Most councils count every incident; some count only those the public reports, and the table says so beside their figures. Defra says counts on different bases are not comparable.
- Where Defra gives no figure for a council it says why in its notes; England's figure includes Defra's estimate for that council, which no council's or region's figure does.
- Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures are under the codes they had before 1 April 2025, as Defra gives them.