Crap Towns / Lewisham / Pollution incidents
How often does Lewisham get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Lewisham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put smoke on the land and in the air. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Smoke | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| April 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| September 2019 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2019 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| December 2018 | Insulating and cable oils | In the water | Significant |
| June 2016 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| February 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| January 2016 | Oil or fuel | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 11.4 km | 17 |
| Bromley | 9.8 km | 16 |
| Newham | 9.6 km | 14 |
| Lewisham | – | 11 |
| Greenwich | 6.0 km | 9 |
| Southwark | 4.7 km | 9 |
| Wandsworth | 11.5 km | 8 |
| Tower Hamlets | 7.6 km | 7 |
| Croydon | 11.3 km | 5 |
| Lambeth | 6.8 km | 5 |
| City of London | 8.9 km | 1 |