Crap Towns / Woking / Pollution incidents
How often does Woking get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Woking or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2026 and put final effluent in the water. Diesel turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2026 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| October 2025 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| March 2023 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| March 2023 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Water | 10.2 km | 6 |
| Woking | – | 6 |
| Guildford | 7.3 km | 5 |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 6.6 km | 4 |
| West End and Chobham | 4.6 km | 3 |
| Byfleet | 10.1 km | 2 |
| Chertsey | 9.8 km | 2 |
| Frimley | 10.3 km | 2 |
| Lightwater | 7.5 km | 2 |
| Addlestone | 9.8 km | 1 |