Crap Towns / Waltham Abbey / Pollution incidents
How often does Waltham Abbey get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Waltham Abbey or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in October 2024 and put crude sewage on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| February 2022 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 7.6 km | 39 |
| Waltham Forest | 10.4 km | 27 |
| Harlow | 11.8 km | 7 |
| Hoddesdon | 8.0 km | 6 |
| Cheshunt | 4.1 km | 5 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 7.0 km | 3 |
| Loughton | 6.1 km | 3 |
| Waltham Abbey | – | 2 |
| Waltham Cross | 2.4 km | 1 |