Crap Towns / Loughton / Pollution incidents
How often does Loughton get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Loughton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2023 and put microbiological in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| May 2023 | Building rubble and contaminated soil | In the air | Significant |
| December 2021 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 11.1 km | 39 |
| Waltham Forest | 8.8 km | 27 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 12.7 km | 24 |
| Redbridge | 7.3 km | 11 |
| Cheshunt | 10.2 km | 5 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 3.5 km | 3 |
| Loughton | – | 3 |
| Waltham Abbey | 6.1 km | 2 |
| Waltham Cross | 8.1 km | 1 |