Crap Towns / Camden / Pollution incidents
How often does Camden get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Camden or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2024 and put lubricating oils in the water. Storm sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Lubricating oils | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2019 | Storm sewage | In the water and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Haringey | 6.0 km | 27 |
| Barnet | 8.6 km | 23 |
| Brent | 7.8 km | 22 |
| Hackney | 6.6 km | 10 |
| Tower Hamlets | 9.2 km | 7 |
| Westminster | 3.7 km | 5 |
| Camden | – | 4 |
| City of London | 5.7 km | 1 |