ARCHIVE: Flycapture 2009-2010 data

Headline statistics from the sixth year (2009-2010) of Flycapture were published on 9 September 2010.

2009-2010 data

Initial headline statistics from Flycapture indicate:

* Careful interpretation of the data is required.  Changes in the reporting practices of individual authorities can have a significant impact on the overall figures.

Local Authority breakdown

This year we have published a local authority breakdown of incidents, enforcement actions and prosecutions.  While all local authorities are registered on the database, the amount and type of information being provided can vary between them.

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency dealt with a total of 1047 illegal waste dumping incidents (a rise from 676 in 2008-09)

  • The Environment Agency took 165 prosecutions forward in relation to illegal waste activities, resulting in over £ 500,000 in fines.  The Environment Agency continues to investigate and enforce increasingly serious and more organised waste crimes.‪
  • Average fine per prosecution was £5,022 where a fine was the outcome
  • Offenders prosecuted by the Environment Agency for waste crime offences have received a range of penalties from custodial sentences, curfew orders and in some cases had their assets seized.
  • The rise in incidents dealt with by the Environment Agency in 2009-10 reflects the greater support it has given to some local authorities in tackling small-scale fly-tipping in certain areas of high waste crime. The increase in small-scale flytipping incidents has resulted in a decrease in the average fine.
  • The numbers of serious organised waste crime incidents dealt with by the Environment Agency fell slightly from 165 in 2008-9 to 154 incidents 2009-10 in England.

Page last modified: 9 September 2010
Page published: 9 October 2009