Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Saffron Walden?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Saffron Walden spilled for 33.3 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 88% lower than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 21.4, up from 14.4 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.4 | 315 |
| 2024 | 64.1 | 307 |
| 2025 | 21.4 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 17.0 km | 1,803 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 13.7 km | 603 |
| Great Dunmow | 17.8 km | 283 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 16.3 km | 205 |
| Buntingford | 20.1 km | 124 |
| Haverhill | 15.3 km | 96.3 |
| Cambridge | 21.8 km | 38.7 |
| Saffron Walden | – | 33.3 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17.7 km | 9.6 |
| Royston | 18.8 km | 0.0 |
| Sawston | 12.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |