Fly-tipping

Fly-tipping

I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Wildlife Crime Issues, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey.

Fly-tipping is the illegal dumping of waste on unlicensed land this includes household, commercial, and hazardous materials like asbestos and even contaminated dirt. It's a serious criminal offence that can harm wildlife, pollute waterways, damage farmland, and spoil the local area's unmatched beauty. Fly-tipping imposes significant costs on taxpayers, clean-up bills in Cornwall exceeded £450,000 in recent years. Cornwall recorded 3,931 fly-tipping incidents in 2024–25, a 26.8% increase from the previous year.

At Devon and Cornwall Police we work with local authorities to pursue prosecutions. If you have witnessed or have any information on fly-tipping please report it on www.cornwall.gov.uk under report a fly-tip.

If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. 

Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org.

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