Crap Towns / Basingstoke / Pollution incidents
How often does Basingstoke get polluted?
9 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Basingstoke or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 118th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in January 2026 and put suspended solids in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2023 | Soil and clay | In the water | Major |
| July 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| April 2022 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| September 2020 | Process effluent | In the water | Significant |
| July 2020 | Insulating and cable oils | In the water | Significant |
| July 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2016 | Acids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke | – | 9 |
| Tadley | 10.8 km | 4 |
| Alton | 15.4 km | 2 |
| Thatcham | 18.1 km | 2 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 1 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 17.2 km | 1 |