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How often does Bromley get polluted?

16 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bromley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 43rd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2026 and put suspended solids in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 5 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
July 2026Suspended solidsIn the waterSignificant
May 2026Contaminated soilOn the landSignificant
March 2026Commercial waste and contaminated building rubbleOn the landSignificant
July 2025Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
June 2025Commercial waste, contaminated soil and soil and clayOn the landSignificant
May 2025Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
August 2024An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
April 2022Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
September 2021Crude sewageIn the waterMajor
July 2021Building rubbleOn the landSignificant
August 2019An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
April 2019Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
October 2018Contaminated building rubbleOn the landSignificant
October 2016Building rubbleOn the landSignificant
August 2016An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
June 2016Soil and clayIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Bexley11.7 km17
Bromley–16
Lewisham9.8 km11
Greenwich11.4 km9
Southwark14.3 km9
Croydon9.8 km5
Sevenoaks14.0 km2
Swanley8.8 km2
Caterham13.6 km1
Otford and Kemsing11.7 km1