London boroughs Merton and Westminster have topped a list of English councils with the highest rates of construction-related fly-tipping incidents.
Analysis by demolition waste company BusinessWaste.co.uk showed the boroughs had 2,862 and 2,692 construction/demolition/excavation incidents respectively in 2024/2025. These were 19% and 13% of total illegal waste dumping incidents for the period.
The rankings were based on construction incidents per 10,000 people, with Merton having 130 and Westminster 128. Despite ranking third, Lewisham recorded the most total construction-related incidents with 3,705 in the period.
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