Crap Towns / Dorking / Pollution incidents
How often does Dorking get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Dorking or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2026 and put household waste on the land. Solvents turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| July 2023 | Solvents | In the water | Major |
| February 2019 | Solvents | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Epsom | 12.1 km | 23 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 11.6 km | 22 |
| Redhill | 10.8 km | 8 |
| Dorking | – | 3 |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 6.7 km | 3 |
| Reigate | 8.8 km | 3 |
| South Merstham | 13.1 km | 3 |
| East Horsley | 9.3 km | 1 |
| Leatherhead | 6.5 km | 1 |