Crap Towns / Gravesend / Pollution incidents
How often does Gravesend get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Gravesend 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 August 2025 and put crude oil in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Crude oil | In the water and on the land | Major |
| May 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swanscombe | 6.0 km | 6 |
| Tilbury | 4.0 km | 5 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 9.1 km | 4 |
| Gravesend | – | 3 |
| Grays | 7.1 km | 3 |
| Northfleet | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Rochester | 8.6 km | 3 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 6.5 km | 1 |
| Stone | 8.3 km | 1 |