Fly-tipping data
Once reported to us, we aim to clear fly-tipped waste within two working days (one working day if hazardous waste). We are only responsible for waste on council-owned land. If fly-tipping has occurred on private land, it is the responsibility of the landowner to arrange for removal.
The length of time it takes us to remove fly-tipped waste can be affected by a couple of factors:
- If the fly-tipped waste is on or beside a road, we may need to arrange traffic management measures to allow our staff to safely clear the waste
- If the fly-tipped waste is hazardous, we may need to arrange for specialist contractors to remove the waste - e.g. if the waste contains asbestos
Alongside this, our Environmental Enforcement Team investigates and enforces the cases of fly-tipping on both council-owned and private land. This is only possible where there is evidence of who the waste belongs to and / or who fly-tipped the waste - e.g. CCTV footage, witness statement, potential evidence in the waste etc.
Fly-tipping incidents - 1 July to 30 September 2026
Key findings
- Number of successfully cleared fly-tips from council-owned land = 2,566
- Ward with the highest volume of fly-tips = Central (400)
- City removal average = 1.6 days
- Slowest removal average = Wittering (2.7 days)
- Small van loads = 47.4% of incidents
Ward performance
| Ward | Successfully cleared fly-tips on council-owned land | Average removal days |
|---|---|---|
| City total | 2,566 | 1.6 |
| Central | 400 | 1.3 |
| Ravensthorpe | 272 | 1.4 |
| Park | 250 | 1.3 |
| North | 222 | 1.8 |
| Orton Longueville | 203 | 1.6 |
| East | 161 | 1.5 |
| Bretton | 148 | 1.3 |
| Dogsthorpe | 133 | 1.9 |
| Eye, Thorney and Newborough | 128 | 2.5 |
| Paston and Walton | 110 | 1.5 |
| Orton Waterville | 90 | 1.5 |
| Glinton and Castor | 78 | 1.4 |
| Fletton and Woodston | 73 | 1.8 |
| Fletton and Stanground | 61 | 1.3 |
| Werrington | 51 | 1.8 |
| Barnack | 44 | 2.0 |
| Wittering | 32 | 2.7 |
| Stanground South | 30 | 1.4 |
| Gunthorpe | 29 | 2.5 |
| West | 21 | 1.4 |
| Hargate and Hempsted | 20 | 1.4 |
| Hampton Vale | 10 | 1.4 |
Incident load / size by ward
| Ward | S00 Single black bag | S01 Single item | S02 Car boot or less | S03 Small van | S04 Transit van | S05 Tipper lorry | S06 Significant / multiple | Not recorded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City total | 38 | 406 | 187 | 1217 | 616 | 62 | 9 | 31 | 2566 |
| Central | 6 | 53 | 34 | 200 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 400 |
| Ravensthorpe | 2 | 38 | 11 | 109 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 272 |
| Park | 7 | 55 | 28 | 134 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| North | 4 | 44 | 19 | 117 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 222 |
| Orton Longueville | 2 | 46 | 10 | 71 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 203 |
| East | 1 | 28 | 15 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| Bretton | 1 | 22 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| Dogsthorpe | 0 | 18 | 7 | 81 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Eye, Thorney and Newborough | 0 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| Paston and Walton | 1 | 23 | 8 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| Orton Waterville | 9 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| Glinton and Castor | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Fletton and Woodston | 1 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Fletton and Stanground | 0 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| Werrington | 0 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Barnack | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Wittering | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Stanground South | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Gunthorpe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| West | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| Hargate and Hempsted | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Hampton Vale | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Fly-tipping incidents - 1 April to 30 June 2026
Key findings
- Number of successfully cleared fly-tips from council-owned land = 2,161
- Ward with the highest volume of fly-tips = Ravensthorpe (292)
- City removal average = 2.0 days
- Slowest removal average = Gunthorpe (3.4 days)
- Small van loads = 49% of incidents
Ward performance
| Ward | Successfully cleared fly-tips on council-owned land | Average removal days |
|---|---|---|
| City total | 2,161 | 2.0 |
| Ravensthorpe | 292 | 1.7 |
| Central | 285 | 1.9 |
| Park | 283 | 2.0 |
| Orton Longueville | 174 | 2.3 |
| Bretton | 154 | 1.9 |
| North | 130 | 2.1 |
| East | 123 | 2.1 |
| Eye, Thorney and Newborough | 110 | 2.0 |
| Dogsthorpe | 106 | 1.6 |
| Glinton and Castor | 80 | 2.3 |
| Paston and Walton | 75 | 2.0 |
| Fletton and Woodston | 63 | 1.9 |
| Orton Waterville | 58 | 1.7 |
| Fletton and Stanground | 51 | 2.4 |
| Stanground South | 46 | 2.4 |
| Werrington | 34 | 2.9 |
| Hargate and Hempsted | 20 | 2.2 |
| West | 19 | 2.1 |
| Hampton Vale | 16 | 2.2 |
| Gunthorpe | 14 | 3.4 |
| Wittering | 12 | 1.5 |
| Barnack | 9 | 2.3 |
| Not recorded | 7 | 2.0 |
Incident load / size by ward
| Ward | S00 Single black bag | S01 Single item | S02 Car boot or less | S03 Small van | S04 Transit van | S05 Tipper lorry | S06 Significant / multiple | Not recorded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City total | 43 | 349 | 199 | 1,059 | 420 | 55 | 12 | 24 | 2,161 |
| Ravensthorpe | 3 | 40 | 40 | 152 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 292 |
| Central | 6 | 46 | 32 | 160 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 285 |
| Park | 11 | 58 | 35 | 137 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 283 |
| Orton Longueville | 5 | 39 | 12 | 78 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 174 |
| Bretton | 2 | 30 | 7 | 75 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 154 |
| North | 1 | 18 | 8 | 71 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 130 |
| East | 1 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 123 |
| Eye, Thorney and Newborough | 0 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 110 |
| Dogsthorpe | 3 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| Glinton and Castor | 1 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Paston and Walton | 2 | 16 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Fletton and Woodston | 1 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Orton Waterville | 3 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Fletton and Stanground | 0 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Stanground South | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Werrington | 0 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Hargate and Hempsted | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| West | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Hampton Vale | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Gunthorpe | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Wittering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Barnack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Not recorded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Fly-tipping investigations and enforcement
Please note that this data includes investigations on both council-owned and private land. Even though it is the responsibility of the owner to clear fly-tipped waste on private land, our Environmental Enforcement Team investigates the cases and uses enforcement powers for them.
Please also note that separate recording of investigations on private land commenced mid-August 2026.
| Month | Investigations opened | Fixed penalty notices (FPNs issued) |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 |
379 fly-tipping and 13 duty of care |
21 |
| May 2026 |
311 fly-tipping and 6 duty of care
|
17 |
| June 2026 |
412 fly-tipping and 3 duty of care
|
18 |
| July 2026 | 484 fly-tipping and 12 duty of care | 22 |
| August 2026 |
296 fly-tipping and 6 duty of care (including 16 investigations on private land)
|
18 |
| September 2026 |
489 fly-tipping and 14 duty of care (including 34 investigations on private land)
|
17 |
A duty of care investigation is where we investigate individuals who have used illegal waste carriers.