Pest control statistics
Dear Luton Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request data regarding pests and pest control in England.
Please answer the following questions for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.
Do you offer a pest control service to the public, and if so, is the service delivered in-house by the Council or contracted out to a 3rd party? Y=Yes, N=No, C=Contract out
Do you charge for your pest control service? (Y=Yes, N=No, X=we charge for some services)
How many initial reactive domestic service requests involving the following species, did the council deploy one or more technicians for each fiscal year between 1st April and 31st March?
Rats
Mice
Other rodents (e.g. foxes/squirrels/rabbits/etc.)
Wasps
Bedbugs
Ants
Cockroaches
Other insects (e.g. fleas/bees/mites/etc.)
Birds
Are you intending to continue providing pest control services to your community for the next 12-month period? (Y=Yes, N=No, DK=Don’t Know)
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Yours faithfully,
Jamie Dixon
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Good Afternoon
Please find responses below.
Please note; I am still waiting on reports for 2021/22 and ‘other rodents’
and will get them to you as soon as I receive the figures. I am sorry for
the delay
Do you offer a pest control service to the public, and if so, is the
service delivered in-house by the Council or contracted out to a 3rd
party? Y=Yes, N=No, C=Contract out YES
Do you charge for your pest control service? (Y=Yes, N=No, X=we charge for
some services) X we charge for some services
How many initial reactive domestic service requests involving the
following species, did the council deploy one or more technicians for each
fiscal year between 1st April and 31st March?
Rats
Mice
Other rodents (e.g. foxes/squirrels/rabbits/etc.) Wasps Bedbugs Ants
Cockroaches Other insects (e.g. fleas/bees/mites/etc.) Birds
2022/23
Category Count
P01 820
Rats
P02 480
Mice
Are you intending to continue providing pest control services to your
community for the next 12-month period? (Y=Yes, N=No, DK=Don’t Know) YES
Best regards
David Porter
Pest Control & Dog Warden Manager
Good morning Jamie
Please see the remaining info you requested.
I apologise for the delay in getting this to you.
Best regards
David Porter
Pest Control & Dog Warden Manager
Luton Council
Category 2021/22 2022/23 Grand Total
P01 Rats 972 838 1810
P02 Mice 552 524 1076
P03 Bedbugs 67 84 151
P04 Fleas 17 17 34
P05 Garden Ants 3 3 6
P06 Wasps 86 97 183
P07 Other Crawling 3 1 4
Insects
P08 Flying Insects 4 1 5
P09 Birds 1 8 9
P10 Pharoah's Ants 2 6 8
P11 Cockroaches 69 86 155
P13 Other Mammals 4 4 8
P14 Other animals 2 1 3
P15 Pest on public land 16 15 31
P87 Pigeons 12 7 19
P88 Rodents 1 0 1
P89 Insects 0 1 1
P90 Other Pests 41 51 92
P91 Service Contract 2 4 6
P92 Pest Identification 39 33 72
P99 Educational Visits 0 1 1
Grand Total 1893 1782 3675
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