Crap Towns / Ashley / Pollution incidents
How often does Ashley get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ashley or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. All 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2024 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| May 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 17.1 km | 6 |
| Christchurch | 8.1 km | 3 |
| Ashley | – | 2 |
| Ferndown | 19.3 km | 2 |
| Freshwater and Totland | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Ashley Heath | 15.9 km | 1 |
| New Milton | 1.8 km | 1 |
| West Moors | 18.9 km | 1 |