Crap Towns / Paddock Wood / Pollution incidents
How often does Paddock Wood get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Paddock Wood or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2023 and put animal matter, inorganic chemical or product and vehicle and plant washings in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Animal matter, inorganic chemical or product and vehicle and plant washings | In the water | Significant |
| October 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge | 7.8 km | 6 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 10.0 km | 5 |
| Maidstone | 13.6 km | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | – | 2 |
| Pembury | 5.5 km | 2 |
| Southborough | 9.6 km | 2 |
| Staplehurst | 11.2 km | 2 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 13.3 km | 1 |