Crap Towns / South Ockendon / Pollution incidents
How often does South Ockendon get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in South Ockendon or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It was major, the worst kind. It came in August 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Havering | 7.6 km | 32 |
| Swanscombe | 7.3 km | 6 |
| Tilbury | 7.3 km | 5 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Dartford | 8.4 km | 3 |
| Grays | 4.2 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 5.0 km | 3 |
| Aveley | 3.2 km | 2 |
| South Ockendon | – | 1 |
| Stone | 7.8 km | 1 |