fly tipping reports
Case reference FOI2026/00497
Received 3 March 2026
Published 31 March 2026
Last amended 31 March 2026
Request
I am writing to make a request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Could you please supply me with the following information on fly tipping in your area.
1 - How many fly tipping incidents were there in your council district from 2024-2025.
2. - How many fixed penalty notices were issued in your council district from 2024-25.
3. - How many successful prosecutions were there in your council area from 2024-25.
Response
Please find the answers to your queries below:
1 - How many fly tipping incidents were there in your council district from 2024-2025.
1,302 fly tipping incidents were recorded between 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.
Please note that data on Local Authority collected waste management figures dating back to 2005 is publicly available information which can be found via the following website –
https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/0e0c12d8-24f6-461f-b4bc-f6d6a5bf2de5/waste-data-flow
In particular, the tables dating from 2016, which start with “Q100”, provide information regarding the type of materials being processed for disposal and the amounts in tonnes, as well as information about how the materials were processed (e.g. recycling / exported / composting / incineration with energy recovery etc).
The second set of tables for each reporting year (starting “Waste collection data”) provide a breakdown of the specific types and amounts of waste collected, as well as whether the waste was collected from kerbside schemes / commercial, industrial or non household sources / street cleaning etc. This table also provides data on the number of household recycling sacks and wheelie bins offered to households in each year, as well information about incidents of fly tipping and abandoned vehicles.
2. - How many fixed penalty notices were issued in your council district from 2024-25.
Zero.
Please note that this information is publicly available via the following website:
Please see the table titled ‘flytipping incidents and actions taken (reported by LAs in England) 2012-13 to 2024-25’. In particular, please ensure that you are viewing the tab titled ‘LA_actions’ – information relating to Guildford Borough Council can be found at row 4,070 and you should reference column ‘L’ for ‘fixed penalty notices issued specifically for fly-tipping’.
3. - How many successful prosecutions were there in your council area from 2024-25.
Zero.
Please note that this information is publicly available via the following website:
Please see the table titled ‘flytipping incidents and actions taken (reported by LAs in England) 2012-13 to 2024-25'. In particular, please ensure that you are viewing the tab titled ‘LA_actions’ – information relating to Guildford Borough Council can be found at row 4,070 and you should reference column ‘Z’ for ‘prosecution actions’.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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