Crap Towns / Hillingdon / Pollution incidents
How often does Hillingdon get polluted?
31 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Hillingdon or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 12th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2026 and put detergent in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 9 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Detergent | In the water | Major |
| March 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| January 2026 | Metal wastes and non-metal wastes | In the water | Significant |
| March 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2024 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2024 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| January 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Major |
| July 2023 | Grey water | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2022 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| June 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| June 2021 | Insulating and cable oils | On the land | Significant |
| June 2020 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| March 2019 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Fuel oil | In the water and in the air | Significant |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| March 2017 | Vehicle and plant washings | On the land | Significant |
| January 2017 | Organic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| November 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| September 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2016 | Sludge | In the water | Significant |
| March 2016 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| March 2016 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2016 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillingdon | – | 31 |
| Harrow | 9.6 km | 22 |
| Ealing | 8.2 km | 20 |
| Hounslow | 9.8 km | 18 |
| Slough | 10.4 km | 6 |
| Rickmansworth | 11.0 km | 4 |
| Moor Park | 9.5 km | 1 |
| Stanwell | 10.1 km | 1 |