Crap Towns / Reigate / Pollution incidents
How often does Reigate get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Reigate or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2026 and put storm sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Storm sewage | In the water | Major |
| November 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| August 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Epsom | 11.5 km | 23 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 8.5 km | 22 |
| Horley | 7.7 km | 12 |
| Redhill | 2.3 km | 8 |
| Dorking | 8.8 km | 3 |
| Reigate | – | 3 |
| South Merstham | 4.5 km | 3 |
| Caterham | 9.7 km | 1 |
| Leatherhead | 9.4 km | 1 |