Crap Towns / Walton-on-the-Naze / Pollution incidents
How often does Walton-on-the-Naze get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Walton-on-the-Naze or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| August 2019 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | 24.6 km | 6 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | – | 2 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 9.6 km | 1 |
| Harwich | 9.3 km | 1 |
| Kirby Cross | 2.6 km | 1 |