Crap Towns / Bedford / Pollution incidents
How often does Bedford get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bedford or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2025 and put smoke in the air. Unidentified oil turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2023 | Natural organic material | In the water | Significant |
| August 2022 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| August 2022 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| April 2017 | Specific waste material | In the water | Significant |
| July 2016 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | – | 6 |
| Kempston | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Marston Moretaine | 10.1 km | 1 |
| Wixams | 5.8 km | 1 |