Crap Towns / Takeley and Little Canfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Takeley and Little Canfield get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Takeley and Little Canfield or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2025 and put general biodegradable material or waste on the land. Contaminated building rubble turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| March 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| February 2023 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| October 2022 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2022 | Commercial waste, contaminated building rubble, household waste and general biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| May 2017 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 15.6 km | 7 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | – | 6 |
| Braintree | 19.4 km | 4 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 7.8 km | 3 |
| Chelmsford | 20.2 km | 3 |
| Ware | 22.0 km | 3 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 10.9 km | 2 |
| Great Dunmow | 5.6 km | 1 |