Crap Towns / Maidstone / Pollution incidents
How often does Maidstone get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Maidstone or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2021 and put diesel in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| April 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 10.2 km | 3 |
| Gillingham | 11.2 km | 3 |
| Rochester | 13.8 km | 3 |
| Bearsted | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Maidstone | – | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | 13.6 km | 2 |
| Staplehurst | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Snodland | 8.6 km | 1 |