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How often does Epsom get polluted?

23 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Epsom or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 25th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2024 and put noise in the air. Noise turned up in 22 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
November 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
October 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
September 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
August 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
July 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2024Dust and noiseIn the airSignificant
April 2024Dust and noiseIn the airSignificant
October 2023Dust and noiseOn the landSignificant
February 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
January 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
December 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
November 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
October 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
September 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
August 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
July 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
April 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
March 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
January 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
December 2020Soil and clayIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Ewell2.5 km27
Epsom–23
Tadworth and Epsom Downs3.6 km22
Kingston upon Thames6.3 km11
Sutton7.4 km10
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh4.6 km5
Esher7.7 km1
Leatherhead5.8 km1