Crap Towns / Sawbridgeworth / Pollution incidents
How often does Sawbridgeworth get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Sawbridgeworth 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 October 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| October 2017 | Flies | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 5.2 km | 7 |
| Hoddesdon | 12.3 km | 6 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 10.9 km | 6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 6.6 km | 3 |
| Ware | 12.3 km | 3 |
| Sawbridgeworth | – | 2 |
| Waltham Abbey | 16.8 km | 2 |
| Great Dunmow | 16.0 km | 1 |
| Hertford | 16.1 km | 1 |