Crap Towns / Tilbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Tilbury get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Tilbury or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2026 and put dust in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| August 2025 | Crude oil | In the water and on the land | Major |
| May 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| May 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| April 2025 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 6 |
| Tilbury | – | 5 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 5.8 km | 4 |
| Gravesend | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Grays | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Northfleet | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 7.5 km | 3 |
| South Ockendon | 7.3 km | 1 |
| Stone | 6.8 km | 1 |