Crap Towns / Thundersley and South Benfleet / Pollution incidents
How often does Thundersley and South Benfleet get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thundersley and South Benfleet or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Building rubble turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2019 | Building rubble, metal wastes, natural organic material and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| July 2017 | Commercial waste, building rubble, household waste, smoke and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 9.4 km | 12 |
| Runwell | 7.7 km | 6 |
| Wickford | 6.4 km | 4 |
| Rayleigh | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 8.6 km | 3 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | – | 3 |
| Canvey Island | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Rochford | 9.3 km | 1 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 9.4 km | 1 |