Crap Towns / Wandsworth / Pollution incidents
How often does Wandsworth get polluted?
8 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wandsworth or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 139th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2025 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| September 2024 | Smoke | In the air | Major |
| October 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| July 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2018 | General biodegradable material or waste | In the water | Major |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Merton | 4.7 km | 18 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 10.0 km | 11 |
| Sutton | 10.0 km | 10 |
| Southwark | 8.2 km | 9 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 8.8 km | 8 |
| Wandsworth | – | 8 |
| Lambeth | 4.7 km | 5 |
| Westminster | 7.1 km | 5 |
| City of London | 9.5 km | 1 |