Crap Towns / Royal Tunbridge Wells / Pollution incidents
How often does Royal Tunbridge Wells get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Royal Tunbridge Wells or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2025 and put agricultural material or waste in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Agricultural material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| March 2022 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| November 2019 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| August 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge | 7.0 km | 6 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | – | 5 |
| Crowborough | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | 10.0 km | 2 |
| Pembury | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Sevenoaks | 17.1 km | 2 |
| Southborough | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Edenbridge | 16.3 km | 1 |
| Heathfield | 18.5 km | 1 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 3.6 km | 1 |