Crap Towns / Purfleet-on-Thames / Pollution incidents
How often does Purfleet-on-Thames get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Purfleet-on-Thames or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2025 and put building rubble, contaminated building rubble, inert material or waste, rocks and gravel and soil and clay on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Building rubble, contaminated building rubble, inert material or waste, rocks and gravel and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| April 2020 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| January 2020 | Acids and fumes | In the air | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 8.0 km | 17 |
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 6 |
| Tilbury | 7.5 km | 5 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Dartford | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Grays | 5.4 km | 3 |
| Northfleet | 7.1 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | – | 3 |
| Aveley | 3.1 km | 2 |
| South Ockendon | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Stone | 3.4 km | 1 |