Croydon Council is increasing fines for those caught fly-tipping as part of a crackdown on the offence that blights the borough.
Croydon, in line with the national trend, has seen a significant increase in fly-tipping and in 2024 the waste team cleared over 56,000 fly-tips, at an estimated cost of more than £1m to the Council.
As part of the Council’s new enforcement policy, fixed penalty notices (FPN) for those caught fly-tipping will be increased from £400 to £1,000.
The new policy also includes the introduction of a community compliance team to ensure the Council recoups the costs of environmental crimes without placing an additional financial burden on residents.
This increase is in line with other councils across London, and in response to the growing problem.
Environmental crimes like fly-tipping have a real negative impact on local communities. They make areas unclean, make them feel unsafe and can encourage other forms of antisocial behaviour (ASB).
Fly-tipping in Croydon can be reported to the Council through Love Clean Streets.
Through the waste and street cleansing contract with Veolia, 95% of all reported fly-tips are cleared within 24 hours.
“Fly-tipping is a selfish crime that falls to taxpayers to pay for the clean-up.
“Increasing fines is just one of the ways we are tackling this issue to restore pride in our borough. We will continue prosecuting where we have the evidence to do so, so I encourage anyone who sees environmental crimes like fly-tipping in the borough to report the details to the Council”
Jason Perry, Executive Mayor of Croydon
