Crap Towns / Sheerness / Pollution incidents
How often does Sheerness get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Sheerness or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2024 and put unidentified oil in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| February 2024 | Inert material or waste | In the air | Significant |
| September 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| August 2019 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Hydrocarbons | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne | 10.0 km | 13 |
| Sheerness | – | 6 |
| Minster | 3.8 km | 4 |
| Chatham | 17.5 km | 3 |
| Gillingham | 14.5 km | 3 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 14.0 km | 3 |
| Faversham | 16.5 km | 2 |
| Canvey Island | 15.6 km | 1 |
| Rochford | 17.2 km | 1 |