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3542331

Response date

12 August 2024

Request

  • How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date). Please breakdown the number of incidents by month where possible to highlight which months are most common for fly tipping / have the highest number of fly tipping incidents?
  • In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
  • How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
  • How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
  • Have you recently increased fly tipping fines? If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously?

Response

  • How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date). Please breakdown the number of incidents by month where possible to highlight which months are most common for fly tipping / have the highest number of fly tipping incidents?

Note: duplicate reports are counted as one incident.

2019/20

  • April: 117
  • May: 82
  • June: 64
  • July: 75
  • August: 77
  • September: 103
  • October: 103
  • November: 114
  • December: 75
  • January: 102
  • February: 79
  • March: 79
  • Total: 1070

2020/21

  • April: 98
  • May: 119
  • June: 183
  • July: 142
  • August: 101
  • September: 93
  • October: 106
  • November: 125
  • December: 77
  • January: 104
  • February: 99
  • March: 144
  • Total: 1391

2021/22

  • April: 101
  • May: 64
  • June: 88
  • July: 73
  • August: 74
  • September: 66
  • October: 92
  • November: 70
  • December: 76
  • January: 99
  • February: 83
  • March: 153
  • Total: 1039

2022/23

  • April: 117
  • May: 71
  • June: 71
  • July: 63
  • August: 67
  • September: 86
  • October: 76
  • November: 90
  • December: 57
  • January: 77
  • February: 80
  • March: 79
  • Total: 949

2023/24

  • April: 67
  • May: 70
  • June: 77
  • July: 62
  • August: 67
  • September: 65
  • October: 76
  • November: 58
  • December: 53
  • January: 77
  • February: 115
  • March: 81
  • Total: 868

2024/25

  • April: 89
  • May: 88
  • June: 72
  • July: 81
  • August: not applicable - future data
  • September: not applicable - future data
  • October: not applicable - future data
  • November: not applicable - future data
  • December: not applicable - future data
  • January: not applicable - future data
  • February: not applicable - future data
  • March: not applicable - future data
  • Total: 330

 

  • In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)

    This figure is not known to Environmental Health.

  • How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)

2021 - 61 offenders, fines of £12,600

2022 - 20 offenders, fines of £4,400

2023 - 33 offenders, fines of £6,800

2024 - 30 offenders, fines of £7,950

  • How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date) - see information above
  • Have you recently increased fly tipping fines? If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously? See information in Fixed Penalty Notices