A recent freedom of information request has revealed Newport Council logged 7,318 incidents of fly-tipping last year. A year earlier, Welsh Government statistics also showed Newport recorded the highest number in Wales for 2023/24 with 8,139 incidents. Last year's number of 7,318 recorded incidents is 63 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels when the city recorded 2,697 incidents in 2018/19. Fly-tipping incidents have clearly exploded over the last five years in Newport with dirty streets and discarded rubbish. Newport Council is literally penny-pinching everywhere from tip charges to fees for the collection of bulky items - now up to £22 in 2025.