Crap Towns / Southborough / Pollution incidents
How often does Southborough get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Southborough 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 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 |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge | 4.4 km | 6 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Crowborough | 13.6 km | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | 9.6 km | 2 |
| Pembury | 5.0 km | 2 |
| Sevenoaks | 14.2 km | 2 |
| Southborough | – | 2 |
| Edenbridge | 14.5 km | 1 |
| Otford and Kemsing | 17.8 km | 1 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 4.2 km | 1 |