Crap Towns / Southend-on-Sea / Pollution incidents
How often does Southend-on-Sea get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Southend-on-Sea or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2022 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| October 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Major |
| May 2018 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Rayleigh | 8.1 km | 3 |
| Southend-on-Sea | – | 3 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 8.6 km | 3 |
| Canvey Island | 9.1 km | 1 |
| Rochford | 3.5 km | 1 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 11.6 km | 1 |