The Sheffield street where litterbugs were fined £45K last year - and 9 where almost 150 fines were doled out

A whopping 729 fines were issued to people caught littering on Sheaf Street, which runs from Park Square roundabout to Sheffield railway station, in the city centre, during 2022, generating £44,720 in payments. Across another nine streets within the city, a total of 149 fines were doled out and £8,400 was paid, a Freedom of Information request to Sheffield Council has shown.

The standard fine, or fixed penalty notice (FPN), for littering in Sheffield is £80. If this is not paid offenders can be prosecuted.

In 2022, across Sheffield, the council issued a total of 1,148 FPNs for littering, 861 of which were paid, generating £68,800.

There were 187 cases which ended with the offender being found guilty in court, where fines totalling £41,066 were imposed and costs of £23,262 were awarded to the council.

Another 36 FPNs were ‘discontinued’ and 64 cases were ‘undecided’, meaning payment was either awaited or the matter was with the court.

In 2021, 801 FPNs were dished out, with 604 of those paid, generating £48,320. Offenders were found guilty in court 157 times, with fines totalling £34,620 imposed and £19,800 in costs awarded. Another 36 cases were ‘discontinued’ and four were ‘undecided’.

Below are the 10 streets on which most littering fines were handed out by the council during 2022, in ascending order. In one case the council declined to name the street as it was a residential street and the council said it did not want to ‘stigmatise residents of particular streets’.