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How often does Margate get polluted?

34 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Margate or within 1 km of it since 2016, the 9th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 27 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2026 and put noise in the air. Noise turned up in 31 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
May 2026NoiseIn the airMajor
April 2026NoiseIn the airMajor
March 2026NoiseIn the airMajor
February 2026NoiseIn the airMajor
January 2026NoiseIn the airMajor
December 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
November 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
October 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
September 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
July 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
June 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
May 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
March 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
March 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
January 2025NoiseIn the airMajor
December 2024NoiseIn the airMajor
November 2024NoiseIn the airMajor
October 2024NoiseIn the airMajor
September 2024NoiseIn the airMajor
June 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2024MicrobiologicalIn the waterSignificant
April 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
March 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
January 2024NoiseIn the airMajor
December 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
November 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
October 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
September 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
August 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
July 2023NoiseIn the airMajor
June 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2021Crude sewageIn the water and on the landMajor
September 2018Firefighting run-off and smokeIn the airSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Margate–34
Whitstable24.0 km9
Canterbury23.2 km7
Herne Bay16.0 km6
Herne17.4 km5
Broadstairs3.6 km4
Dover28.0 km4
Deal17.8 km2
Ramsgate4.6 km2
Aylesham20.4 km1