Crap Towns / Worcester Park and Stoneleigh / Pollution incidents

How often does Worcester Park and Stoneleigh get polluted?

5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Worcester Park and Stoneleigh or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2026 and put sewage material in the water.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
April 2026Sewage materialIn the waterSignificant
April 2026An unidentified pollutantIn the waterMajor
January 2024SolventsIn the waterSignificant
April 2019Contaminated waterIn the waterSignificant
July 2018General biodegradable material or wasteIn the waterMajor
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Ewell3.0 km27
Epsom4.6 km23
Tadworth and Epsom Downs6.8 km22
Merton5.8 km18
Kingston upon Thames2.9 km11
Sutton5.4 km10
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh–5
Esher8.1 km1