Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average financial penalty issued for waste crime was in the last five years.

Average fine for where the incident type was waste (regardless of whether related to an illegal waste site) and where the hearing date falls in the 2020 - 2025 range. This data also includes community orders:

2021 - £113,647.96

2022 - £3,268.00

2023 - £11,226.03

2024 - £8,993.22

2025 - £38, 535.30

This data is subject to change as cases reach conclusion.

N.B several large fines (e.g £1m, £200k) in 2021 are responsible for the significantly higher average compared to other years.