Crap Towns / Abingdon-on-Thames / Pollution incidents
How often does Abingdon-on-Thames get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Abingdon-on-Thames or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put noise in the air. Noise turned up in 8 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| July 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| May 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| April 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| March 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| February 2026 | Storm sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| February 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| January 2026 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| February 2025 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2024 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 8.8 km | 12 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | – | 11 |
| Didcot | 7.7 km | 11 |
| Witney | 18.8 km | 10 |
| Benson | 14.0 km | 4 |
| Wallingford | 13.1 km | 4 |
| Wantage | 14.2 km | 3 |
| Kidlington | 16.1 km | 2 |
| Faringdon | 21.6 km | 1 |
| Grove | 13.0 km | 1 |