Crap Towns / Tilbury / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Tilbury?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Tilbury spilled for 198 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 28% lower than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 148, down from 249 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 249 | 307 |
| 2025 | 148 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 7.5 km | 469 |
| Tilbury | – | 198 |
| East Tilbury | 4.5 km | 118 |
| Gravesend | 4.0 km | 79.5 |
| Northfleet | 3.1 km | 37.4 |
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 6.9 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 5.8 km | 1.8 |
| South Ockendon | 7.3 km | 1.4 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 2.4 km | 0.0 |
| Grays | 3.1 km | 0.0 |
| Stone | 6.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |