FOI/EIR 25/26-460-Fly Tipping

Number and cost of fly tips for past 10 years

Request received 28 December 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request information regarding fly-tipping over the past 10 years.
Specifically, I am requesting:
1. The number of fly-tipping incidents reported each year.
2. The number of these incidents involving mattresses, if recorded.
3. The cost to the council for collection and disposal of fly-tipped items.

Responded 2 January 2026

Please find the requested information below:

We do not hold specific data relating to the number of mattresses dumped.

We do not hold any data relating to clearance costs.

  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
January 65 55 74 59 82 54 44 54 32
February 34 51 71 41 71 46 60 28 47
March 71 90 88 34 126 62 39 50 46
April 60 60 61 50 52 38 31 38 34
May 34 34 47 40 58 40 38 26 31
June 34 51 37 62 44 41 21 26 32
July 34 65 50 46 45 38 27 39 53
August 45 94 55 48 37 45 30 49 27
September 41 98 30 54 50 62 36 23 41
October 63 53 42 46 68 44 40 30 46
November 55 57 33 42 62 37 33 30 33
December 26 42 32 67 44 29 45 39