FOI Request - Fly Tipping Incidents

Request 101003913188

1. The total number of fly-tipping incidents reported in 2023-24 in the The Moray Council area,

2. a list of the top 5-10 fly-tipping hotspot locations (street names or postcodes),
and

3.a) current enforcement measures (CCTV, patrols) and 

b) annual budget for fly-tipping
cleanup/enforcement in 2023-24.

If any information is exempt, please provide reasons and advise on the availability
of redacted data.

Response 11-02-2026

1. From Operations & Environment: 2023-24 - 144 

From Growth, Planning, and Climate: 2023-24 - 149

2. Top 5 locations during the period 2023 – 24 were:

Brig Wynd, Forres
Edgar Road, Elgin
Findhorn Court, Elgin
Kingsmill Court, Elgin
Priory Place, Elgin

From Growth, Planning, and Climate: 

The following postcodes experienced the highest number of instances over a 12 month period
Instances     Postcodes
3                  AB56 5YX
3                  IV30 5PS
3                  IV30 8PQ

3. a) Community Wardens respond to reports from public or identify during their routine patrols and then investigate. Waste department remove.

b) Not held. Within the Waste department we do not record the costs for cleaning up fly tipping separately as we include these tasks within the normal daily tasks for vehicles and crews within the vicinity of the incident. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.