An Environment Agency report found the communities of Terrington St John, the Walpoles and Walton Highway to have the highest concentration of environmental crimes like fly-tipping in East Anglia.

But local figures suggest other parts of Norfolk have more problems with rubbish being dumped illegally.

A screenshot of the Environment Agency heat map, showing an area west of King's Lynn to be a hotspot for waste crimes (Image: Environment Agency)

Sandra Squire, cabinet member for environment at West Norfolk Council (WNC), said in a report: "We are struggling to understand why we are showing as a hotter area than the rest of Norfolk.

"When we look at the fly tipping cases reported across the county by........

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