Crap Towns / Bexley / Pollution incidents
How often does Bexley get polluted?
17 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bexley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 40th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put dust in the air. Dust turned up in 6 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| August 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| July 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| May 2026 | Urban run-off | In the water | Significant |
| March 2026 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2025 | Household waste | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| June 2025 | Chemically contaminated run-off, firefighting run-off, smoke and vehicle and plant washings | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Major |
| February 2024 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| June 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| April 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| December 2017 | Sludge | In the water and on the land | Major |
| October 2016 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2016 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | 9.3 km | 24 |
| Bexley | – | 17 |
| Newham | 10.3 km | 14 |
| Greenwich | 6.2 km | 9 |
| Swanscombe | 11.2 km | 6 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 10.1 km | 4 |
| Dartford | 6.7 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 8.0 km | 3 |
| Aveley | 8.8 km | 2 |
| Swanley | 7.2 km | 2 |
| Stone | 8.8 km | 1 |