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Data Provider: Welsh Government Number of fly-tipping enforcement actions by type

These figures are published as Official Statistics. The statistics are based on the returns made by local authorities to the Waste Data Flow database. The statistics do not cover fly-tipping incidents on private land, and not all incidents of fly-tipping will be reported to the local authority.

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[Collapse]Number of enforcement actions19,72118,11820,41222,72825,32631,48822,93824,70124,115(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.29,66737,59435,13627,007(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.23,33625,04529,82027,373
Number of enforcement actionsInvestigation6,7409,81812,66216,10116,47821,39317,31118,94418,139(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.21,53825,37425,42619,782(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.20,79923,70827,73425,025
Warning letter10,5105,2635,0144,0654,4657,4553,0422,7122,994(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.3,2243,6402,5773,016(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.717468535361
Statutory notice3471482344362,9246139791,328857(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.7257001,4171,751(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.16538175430
Fixed penalty notice6031,130779633266492725710713(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.1,1751,9811,6621,084(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7535689061,129
Duty of care inspection1,1271,5621,5951,2629421,2196738281,282(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.2,9185,8223,9471,229861246376352
Stop and search311871549134175109617(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.18423330211
Formal caution415141733535123318(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.161893(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.7014
Prosecution425972109821068785105(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.525575139(r) The data item has been revised since previously published in StatsWales.31179159
Injunction00000000(..) One Local Authority (Cardiff) was unable to provide data for June 2014.0(..) One Local Authority (Flintshire) was unable to provide data for July 2015 to March 2016. Estimates for these months have been used based on data for the previous year.10000000

Metadata

Title

Local Authority Recorded Fly-tipping

Last update

November 2023 November 2023

Next update

September 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

WasteDataFlow, Natural Resources Wales

Contact email

stats.environment@gov.wales

Designation

None

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Summary of fly-tipping incidents, enforcement actions and prosecution outcomes.

Data collection and calculation

The statistics are based on the returns made by local authorities to the Waste Data Flow database. The statistics do not cover fly-tipping incidents on private land, and not all incidents of fly-tipping will be reported to the local authority.

The costs for the size categories (single items, single black bags, car boot or less, small van loads and transit van loads) are set in the system based on national averages. For the other categories (tipper lorry loads and significant multiple loads), the costs are entered by the local authority. As these costs vary, a rise or decrease in incidents will not necessarily have the same rise or decrease in costs.

It should be noted that prosecutions do not necessarily take place in the same year as the relevant fly-tipping incident occurs.

Whilst fly-tipping figures are no longer designated as “National Statistics”, they continue to be published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2006-07 onwards

Users, uses and context

Data on fly-tipping in Wales is collected in order to help the Welsh Government, local authorities and other agencies to monitor the situation in Wales

Revisions information

Revisions are marked with an (r).

Keywords

Fly-tipping

Statistical quality

The statistics are based on the returns made by local authorities to the Waste Data Flow database. The statistics do not cover fly-tipping incidents on private land, and not all incidents of fly-tipping will be reported to the local authority.

Further data is provided in the Quality Report.