FOI request (FOIR-764637278)

Littering Enforcement, Fly-tipping and Litter Bin Statistics

Requested Tue 11 November 2025
Responded Mon 15 December 2025

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Response

1. Do you issue fines for littering? (YES/NO)

Answer: Yes

2. If so, at what level do you levy fines? 

Answer: £80

Enforcement & Statistics

3. Do you use an in-house team or a private enforcement company to issue fines for littering?

Answer: In house

4. How many Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for littering did you issue in 2024/2025 (to date)?

Answer: 7

5. How many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for car parking did you issue in 2024/2025 (to date)? 

Answer: 2024 to 2025 - 5659 PCNs issued 1 Apr 25 to 21 Nov 2025 - 4384

6. How many litter bins do you have in your council area now?

Answer: 968

7. How many litter bins did you have 10 years ago (2014/2015)?

Answer: 839

8. Have you removed any litter bins in the past 10 years, and if so, how many?

Answer: 0

Litter Clearance Costs

9. What was your annual spending on litter clearance in 2024/2025 compared to 2014/2015? 

Answer:  Information not held

10. How many people did you catch fly-tipping in 2024?

Answer: 25

11. How many FPNs did you issue for fly-tipping in 2024?

Answer: 14

12. How many of the FPNs issued for fly-tipping were paid? 

Answer: 4

13. How many people did you prosecute for fly-tipping in court in 2024?

Answer: 0

14. How many of the court prosecutions resulted in a custodial sentence for fly-tipping?

Answer: 0