Crap Towns / Westminster / Pollution incidents
How often does Westminster get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Westminster or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2025 and put building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| July 2024 | Lubricating oils | In the water | Significant |
| May 2024 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| September 2019 | Storm sewage | In the water and in the air | Significant |
| June 2017 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Hackney | 8.0 km | 10 |
| Southwark | 7.4 km | 9 |
| Wandsworth | 7.1 km | 8 |
| Tower Hamlets | 8.7 km | 7 |
| Lambeth | 7.2 km | 5 |
| Westminster | – | 5 |
| Camden | 3.7 km | 4 |
| City of London | 4.7 km | 1 |