Crap Towns / Swanscombe / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Swanscombe?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Swanscombe spilled for 6.9 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 97% lower than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 5.4, down from 8.5 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 8.5 | 307 |
| 2025 | 5.4 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 4.4 km | 469 |
| Tilbury | 4.4 km | 198 |
| Gravesend | 6.0 km | 79.5 |
| Northfleet | 2.8 km | 37.4 |
| Dartford | 4.6 km | 31.0 |
| Swanscombe | – | 6.9 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 4.0 km | 1.8 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 6.1 km | 0.0 |
| Grays | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 6.6 km | 0.0 |
| Stone | 2.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |