Crap Towns / Staplehurst / Pollution incidents
How often does Staplehurst get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Staplehurst 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 September 2025 and put asbestos, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and soil and clay on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Asbestos, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| July 2024 | Specific waste material | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge | 19.0 km | 6 |
| Bearsted | 11.4 km | 2 |
| Maidstone | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Paddock Wood | 11.2 km | 2 |
| Pembury | 15.7 km | 2 |
| Staplehurst | – | 2 |
| Snodland | 19.5 km | 1 |
| Tenterden | 14.3 km | 1 |