Crap Towns / Croydon / Pollution incidents
How often does Croydon get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Croydon or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2025 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| March 2023 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| September 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ewell | 10.9 km | 27 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 11.0 km | 22 |
| Merton | 9.8 km | 18 |
| Bromley | 9.8 km | 16 |
| Lewisham | 11.3 km | 11 |
| Sutton | 6.3 km | 10 |
| Croydon | – | 5 |
| Lambeth | 11.2 km | 5 |
| Caterham | 7.6 km | 1 |