Crap Towns / Hackney / Pollution incidents
How often does Hackney get polluted?
10 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Hackney or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 106th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2024 and put crude sewage on the land. Diesel turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2022 | Urban run-off | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | Urban run-off | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2017 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| July 2017 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| October 2016 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| August 2016 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| May 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Haringey | 5.2 km | 27 |
| Waltham Forest | 5.8 km | 27 |
| Newham | 7.5 km | 14 |
| Redbridge | 10.3 km | 11 |
| Hackney | – | 10 |
| Southwark | 8.7 km | 9 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.5 km | 7 |
| Westminster | 8.0 km | 5 |
| Camden | 6.6 km | 4 |
| City of London | 4.7 km | 1 |