AnyJunk Fly Tipping Report 2012

The AnyJunk Fly Tipping Report 2012 for the twelve months ended 31 March 2012 is out today and the latest stats show fly-tipping on public land in England in fell almost 10% compared to the prior year (60% of councils fell, 2% were unchanged, and 38% increased). The total annual cost of fly-tipping in England is estimated at £100 million. Our analysis also showed that only 0.6% of fly-tipping incidents resulted in a successful prosecution.

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The AnyJunk Fly-tipping Report 2012 contains data for the 2011/2012 period which was provided to AnyJunk by councils under the Freedom of Information Act. We compare the figures with Defra fly-tipping statistics for 2010/2011.

Below are a couple of interesting tables from our analysis.

Highest incidents of fly-tipping per capita

Council	2011-12 Fly Tips	YoY Change	1 in X of Pop. Fly Tip
London Borough of Newham	40,449	+12%	6
Sheffield Council	50,041	-14%	11
London Borough of Hounslow	17,059	+30%	14
Great Yarmouth Council	6,759	-5%	14
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Council	19,281	-14%	15
London Borough of Enfield	19,486	+287%	15
London Borough of Lewisham	15,757	-59%	17
London Borough of Southwark	16,823	+84%	17
Sunderland City Council	15,751	+133%	18
Burnley Borough Council	4,401	+4%	19

The biggest increase in fly-tipping incidents

Council	2010-11 Fly Tips	2011-12 Fly Tips	Increase
Dudley Metropolitan Borough	817	4830	491%
Colchester Borough Council	247	1,057	328%
London Borough of Enfield	5,030	19,486	287%
Boston Borough Council	311	985	217%
Warrington Council	284	760	168%
Sunderland City Council	6,774	15,751	133%
Huntingdonshire Council	413	907	120%
Exeter City Council	431	937	117%
Cheltenham Borough Council	330	708	115%
South Somerset Council	919	1,790	95%

If you have any comments on our report or suggestions about improving the way in which fly-tipping is dealt with in your area, please do get in touch with us.