Crap Towns / Cheshunt / Pollution incidents
How often does Cheshunt get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cheshunt or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st 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 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Suspended solids | In the water | Major |
| August 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2024 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| February 2022 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 6.9 km | 39 |
| Hoddesdon | 6.1 km | 6 |
| Cheshunt | – | 5 |
| Potters Bar | 9.7 km | 4 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 10.6 km | 3 |
| Loughton | 10.2 km | 3 |
| Ware | 11.7 km | 3 |
| Waltham Abbey | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Hertford | 10.4 km | 1 |
| Waltham Cross | 2.4 km | 1 |