Crap Towns / Grays / Pollution incidents
How often does Grays get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Grays 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 May 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| April 2025 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| January 2020 | Acids and fumes | In the air | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swanscombe | 4.5 km | 6 |
| Tilbury | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Grays | – | 3 |
| Northfleet | 5.1 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 5.4 km | 3 |
| Aveley | 6.0 km | 2 |
| South Ockendon | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Stone | 6.3 km | 1 |