Crap Towns / Atherstone / Pollution incidents
How often does Atherstone get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Atherstone or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in December 2022 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2022 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton | 8.3 km | 4 |
| Tamworth | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Fazeley | 12.2 km | 3 |
| Atherstone | – | 2 |
| Bedworth | 12.2 km | 2 |
| Coleshill | 12.6 km | 1 |
| Hinckley | 12.0 km | 1 |
| Polesworth and Dordon | 5.7 km | 1 |