Crap Towns / Swanley / Pollution incidents
How often does Swanley get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Swanley 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 July 2021 and put building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| October 2018 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bexley | 7.2 km | 17 |
| Bromley | 8.8 km | 16 |
| Greenwich | 11.6 km | 9 |
| Swanscombe | 10.7 km | 6 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 12.2 km | 4 |
| Dartford | 7.0 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 10.3 km | 3 |
| Swanley | – | 2 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 10.1 km | 1 |
| Otford and Kemsing | 9.5 km | 1 |
| Stone | 8.4 km | 1 |