Fly-tipping up 43% in a year

HOW COUNCILS ARE TACKLING ILLEGAL DUMPING AS FIGURES SHOW STEEP RISE IN CITY

- By LAUREN MONAGHAN Local democracy reporter

FLY-TIPPING in Nottingham increased by more than 40 per cent in one year.

The most recent Government statistics show a spike in fly-tipping across the city from 2023 to 2024.

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on land or into water and is a criminal offence. In the 12 months to April 2019 there were 7,864 incidents of fly-tipping, increasing to 21,298 in 2023 - a 170% rise over five years in the city.

In 2024 there were 30,511 incidents - a 43% rise in a single year. Despite this, Nottingham City Council says the number of fly-tipping reports made by residents has actually gone down - and better reporting processes used by staff has contributed to the increase.

In 2024, 7,326 fly-tipping reports came directly from residents via the council’s ‘Report It’ system, compared with 8,466 in 2023 - a reduction of more than 1,000. The authority’s most recent data showed 6,757 reports for 2025, showing a further decrease from 2023.

Councillor Corall Jenkins, executive member for neighbourhoods, waste and equalities, said in a statement: “We recognise the impact that fly-tipping has on our neighbourhoods and understand how frustrating it is for residents. However, it’s important to be clear that fly-tipping is always the responsibility of the perpetrator.