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Crap Towns / Enfield / Pollution incidents

How often does Enfield get polluted?

39 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Enfield or within 1 km of it since 2016, the 8th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2026 and put diesel in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 13 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
June 2026DieselIn the waterSignificant
April 2026Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
November 2024Building rubbleOn the landSignificant
April 2024Crude sewageIn the waterMajor
November 2023Unidentified oilIn the waterSignificant
October 2023Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
February 2023SlurryIn the waterSignificant
September 2022Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
August 2022Urban run-offIn the waterSignificant
June 2022Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
February 2022Crude sewage and grey waterIn the waterSignificant
August 2021Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
March 2021Firefighting run-offIn the waterSignificant
November 2020Commercial waste and household wasteOn the landSignificant
September 2020Atmospheric pollutant or effectIn the airSignificant
September 2020Building rubble, electrical equipment and household wasteOn the landSignificant
May 2020Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
January 2020An unidentified pollutantOn the landSignificant
August 2019SmokeIn the airSignificant
August 2019Commercial wasteOn the landSignificant
July 2019Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
May 2019Firefighting run-offIn the water, on the land and in the airMajor
March 2019Building rubbleOn the landSignificant
January 2019Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
July 2018Chemical odourIn the airSignificant
July 2018Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
February 2018Diesel, lubricating oils and waste oilIn the waterMajor
October 2017DustIn the airSignificant
June 2017Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
May 2017DustIn the airSignificant
May 2017Atmospheric pollutant or effectIn the airSignificant
April 2017DustIn the airSignificant
April 2017OdourIn the airSignificant
March 2017OdourIn the airSignificant
February 2017DustIn the airSignificant
February 2017OdourIn the airSignificant
January 2017OdourIn the airSignificant
October 2016Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
October 2016PesticidesIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Enfield–39
Haringey6.9 km27
Waltham Forest8.2 km27
Barnet9.3 km23
Hackney11.1 km10
Cheshunt6.9 km5
Potters Bar8.5 km4
Buckhurst Hill9.2 km3
Loughton11.1 km3
Waltham Abbey7.6 km2
Waltham Cross5.9 km1