Crap Towns / Bath / Pollution incidents
How often does Bath get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bath 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 March 2026 and put fuel oil on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Fuel oil | On the land | Significant |
| March 2025 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 14.1 km | 6 |
| Radstock | 11.7 km | 4 |
| Trowbridge | 13.2 km | 4 |
| Corsham | 13.3 km | 3 |
| Melksham | 16.4 km | 3 |
| Midsomer Norton | 13.5 km | 3 |
| Bath | – | 2 |
| Keynsham | 9.7 km | 2 |
| Paulton | 12.6 km | 1 |