Crap Towns / Whitstable / Pollution incidents
How often does Whitstable get polluted?
9 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Whitstable or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 118th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2025 and put noise in the air. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| April 2025 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| February 2025 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| August 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| November 2020 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| June 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| May 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Margate | 24.0 km | 34 |
| Ashford | 25.8 km | 16 |
| Sittingbourne | 20.5 km | 13 |
| Whitstable | – | 9 |
| Canterbury | 8.7 km | 7 |
| Herne Bay | 8.1 km | 6 |
| Sheerness | 21.5 km | 6 |
| Herne | 6.6 km | 5 |
| Minster | 17.7 km | 4 |
| Faversham | 11.0 km | 2 |
| Aylesham | 18.1 km | 1 |