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How often does Horley get polluted?

12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Horley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2026 and put commercial waste, building rubble and metal wastes on the land. Contaminated soil turned up in 5 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
March 2026Commercial waste, building rubble and metal wastesOn the landSignificant
January 2026Commercial waste, contaminated building rubble and contaminated soilOn the landSignificant
November 2025Commercial waste and specific waste materialOn the landSignificant
May 2025Contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and specific waste materialOn the landSignificant
October 2024Contaminated soil and soil and clayOn the landSignificant
July 2024Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
July 2024Contaminated soil and specific waste materialOn the landSignificant
April 2024Crude sewageOn the landSignificant
February 2024Storm sewageOn the landSignificant
June 2023An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
June 2021Contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and soil and clayOn the landSignificant
August 2018General biodegradable material or wasteIn the waterMajor
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Crawley6.6 km15
Horley–12
Redhill6.3 km8
Dorking13.3 km3
Reigate7.7 km3
South Merstham9.4 km3
Caterham13.5 km1
Crawley Down8.3 km1
East Grinstead11.6 km1
Edenbridge15.9 km1