Crap Towns / Pembury / Pollution incidents
How often does Pembury get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Pembury 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 July 2025 and put commercial waste, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and natural organic material on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Commercial waste, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and natural organic material | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | General biodegradable material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge | 6.0 km | 6 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 4.6 km | 5 |
| Crowborough | 15.8 km | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | 5.5 km | 2 |
| Pembury | – | 2 |
| Sevenoaks | 17.4 km | 2 |
| Southborough | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Staplehurst | 15.7 km | 2 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 8.0 km | 1 |