Fly-tipping in Malvern Hills council area: incidents, enforcement and fines
298 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Malvern Hills in 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025), according to the council's return to Defra: 3.6 for every 1,000 residents. That is lower than the rate across the councils in England that also count all incidents (21.1) and lower than the rate for those in the West Midlands (15.5). The council took 118 enforcement actions, including 3 fixed penalty notices and no prosecutions.
Table of Contents
- Fly-tipping in Malvern Hills at a glance, 2024/25
- Where fly-tipping happened in Malvern Hills
- What was fly-tipped in Malvern Hills
- How big the fly-tips were in Malvern Hills
- Fly-tipping enforcement and fines in Malvern Hills
- Fly-tipping in Malvern Hills since 2019/20
- Fly-tipping in West Midlands councils, 2024/25
- Related pages
- Questions about fly-tipping in Malvern Hills
- About these figures
Among the 267 councils in England that count all incidents, Malvern Hills had the 14th lowest rate of fly-tipping per resident in 2024/25. Of the 27 ranked councils in the West Midlands, it had the 3rd lowest rate. The count was up 36% on 2023/24 (219), against a rise of 9% in Defra's England total.
| Measure | Malvern Hills | West Midlands (councils counting all incidents) | England (councils counting all incidents) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly-tipping incidents | 298 | 73,999 | 1,077,530 |
| Incidents per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 15.5 | 21.1 |
| Share on highways | 100% | 45% | 33% |
| Tipper lorry loads or larger | 5 | 2,750 | 38,558 |
| Enforcement actions per 100 incidents | 39.6 | 40.2 | 42.1 |
| Fixed penalty notices per 100 incidents | 1.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Prosecutions | 0 | 13 | 1,089 |
The region and England columns add up the 27 councils in the West Midlands and the 269 councils in England that count all incidents.
Highways accounted for the most incidents in Malvern Hills: 298, or 100% (England 33%).
| Land type | Incidents | Share | England share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway | 298 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| Agricultural land | 0 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Back alleyway | 0 | 0.0% | 9.0% |
| Commercial or industrial land | 0 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Council land | 0 | 0.0% | 18.4% |
| Footpath or bridleway | 0 | 0.0% | 20.7% |
| Other or not identified | 0 | 0.0% | 16.2% |
| Private or residential land | 0 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Railway | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Watercourse or bank | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
The most common kind of waste was other household waste, in 94 incidents (32%; England 44%). Relative to England, Malvern Hills had a larger share of animal carcasses (30.9% against 0.3%). Hazardous waste: 2 incidents involved asbestos.
| Waste type | Incidents | Share | England share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other household waste | 94 | 31.5% | 43.6% |
| Animal carcasses | 92 | 30.9% | 0.3% |
| Black bags (household) | 28 | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| Green waste | 17 | 5.7% | 2.9% |
| Other commercial waste | 15 | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| Tyres | 15 | 5.0% | 1.1% |
| White goods | 13 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Construction, demolition and excavation waste | 12 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Vehicle parts | 8 | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Asbestos | 2 | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Other electrical items | 2 | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Size is recorded for the incidents the council investigated and cleared: 248 of the 298 (83%). 66% were a car boot load or less (England 53%). 32% were van loads (England 43%).
5 incidents were the size of a tipper lorry load or larger (2.0%; England 3.7%): 4 tipper lorry loads and 1 significant or multiple load.
| Size | Incidents | Share | England share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single black bag | 4 | 1.6% | 9.2% |
| Single item | 120 | 48.4% | 16.3% |
| Car boot load or less | 39 | 15.7% | 27.3% |
| Small van load | 54 | 21.8% | 30.8% |
| Transit van load | 26 | 10.5% | 12.7% |
| Tipper lorry load | 4 | 1.6% | 2.4% |
| Significant or multiple loads | 1 | 0.4% | 1.3% |
The council took 118 enforcement actions against fly-tipping in 2024/25, 39.6 for every 100 incidents (England 42.1, the West Midlands 40.2). The most common action was investigations (115, 97% of all actions; England 68%). It issued 3 fixed penalty notices (2.5% of its actions; England 8.4%): 1 for littering alongside fly-tipping and 2 of other kinds.
No prosecutions were recorded. Among the 254 councils ranked on enforcement, Malvern Hills had the 126th highest rate of actions per 100 incidents and the 94th lowest share of fixed penalty notices.
| Action | Number | Per 100 incidents | England per 100 incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigations | 115 | 38.6 | 28.8 |
| Warning letters | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| Statutory notices | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Fixed penalty notices | 3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| Duty of care inspections | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Stop and search | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Vehicles seized | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Formal cautions | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Prosecutions | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
The chart shows fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 residents in Malvern Hills in each year from 2019/20 to 2024/25, with Defra's England total. The rate was below the England total's in every one of those 6 years. It starts in 2019/20, the first year for which Defra records how each council counts incidents.
| Year | Incidents | Per 1,000 residents | England per 1,000 (Defra total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 298 | 3.6 | 21.5 |
| 2023/24 | 219 | 2.7 | 19.9 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 2.9 | 19.0 |
| 2021/22 | 236 | 3.0 | 19.3 |
| 2020/21 | 287 | 3.6 | 20.1 |
| 2019/20 | 251 | 3.2 | 17.4 |
Of the 27 councils in the West Midlands ranked for 2024/25, Rugby had the highest rate (36.7 per 1,000) and Stafford the lowest (3.2). Rugby's count went from 1,952 in 2023/24 to 4,488 in 2024/25 while England's changed by +9%, a step that may reflect a change in how the council records fly-tipping. Birmingham, Lichfield and Newcastle-under-Lyme are listed but not ranked: ranks cover only councils that count all incidents, with 100 or more in the year.
| Council | Incidents | Per 1,000 | Actions per 100 incidents | Rank in region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | 4,488 | 36.7 | 16.2 | 1st of 27; count 1,952 in 2023/24 |
| Sandwell | 12,542 | 35.4 | 4.3 | 2nd of 27 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 5,811 | 29.7 | 45.9 | 3rd of 27 |
| Redditch | 2,255 | 25.7 | 45.0 | 4th of 27 |
| Walsall | 6,604 | 22.3 | 9.1 | 5th of 27 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 5,893 | 21.8 | 87.2 | 6th of 27 |
| Tamworth | 1,589 | 19.6 | 99.1 | 7th of 27 |
| Coventry | 7,188 | 19.5 | 122.6 | 8th of 27 |
| Solihull | 3,998 | 18.1 | 5.5 | 9th of 27 |
| Warwick | 2,724 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 10th of 27 |
| Bromsgrove | 1,591 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 11th of 27 |
| North Warwickshire | 1,020 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 12th of 27 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 2,141 | 15.1 | 31.7 | 13th of 27 |
| Wolverhampton | 3,336 | 11.9 | 64.6 | 14th of 27 |
| East Staffordshire | 1,460 | 11.3 | 15.3 | 15th of 27 |
| South Staffordshire | 1,171 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 16th of 27 |
| Dudley | 3,303 | 10.0 | 16.3 | 17th of 27 |
| Wyre Forest | 831 | 8.0 | 21.4 | 18th of 27 |
| Wychavon | 948 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 19th of 27 |
| Shropshire | 1,734 | 5.2 | 64.6 | 20th of 27 |
| Worcester | 512 | 4.8 | 74.2 | 21st of 27 |
| Cannock Chase | 482 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 22nd of 27 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 397 | 4.1 | 112.3 | 23rd of 27 |
| Herefordshire | 708 | 3.7 | 137.9 | 24th of 27 |
| Malvern Hills | 298 | 3.6 | 39.6 | 25th of 27 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 523 | 3.6 | 101.1 | 26th of 27 |
| Stafford | 452 | 3.2 | 31.6 | 27th of 27 |
| Birmingham | 24,664 | 20.8 | – | Not ranked: counts public reports only |
| Lichfield | 552 | 4.9 | – | Not ranked: counts public reports only |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 840 | 6.6 | – | Not ranked: counts public reports only |
- Fly-tipping in England: every council compared
- Crime statistics for Malvern Hills (police recorded crime, from data.police.uk)
How many fly-tipping incidents were there in Malvern Hills in 2024/25?
298 incidents were recorded in 2024/25, 3.6 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents. In 2023/24 the figure was 219.
What is the fine for fly-tipping in Malvern Hills?
Malvern Hills council did not report its fixed penalty amount to Defra for 2024/25; councils set it between £150 and £1,000. In 2024/25 it issued 3 fixed penalty notices.
Where does fly-tipping happen in Malvern Hills?
In 2024/25 fly-tipping was most often recorded on highways (298, 100%).
What gets fly-tipped in Malvern Hills?
Other household waste (94), animal carcasses (92) and black bags (household) (28) were the most common kinds of waste in 2024/25.
Is fly-tipping in Malvern Hills going up?
The count rose from 219 in 2023/24 to 298 in 2024/25. Recording practice varies between councils and over time, so part of a change can come from how incidents are counted.
How do I report fly-tipping in Malvern Hills?
Report it to the council for Malvern Hills, which clears fly-tipping on public land and investigates it. Large-scale or hazardous dumping can also be reported to the Environment Agency.
Source: Defra, fly-tipping statistics for England, local authority table (published 25 February 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. What is counted, and how councils differ: fly-tipping in England.