Crap Towns / Benson / Pollution incidents
How often does Benson get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Benson or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2025 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| February 2021 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 18.9 km | 12 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 14.0 km | 11 |
| Didcot | 10.3 km | 11 |
| Benson | – | 4 |
| Caversham | 18.1 km | 4 |
| Wallingford | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Haddenham | 20.8 km | 1 |
| Henley-on-Thames | 16.3 km | 1 |
| Thame | 16.6 km | 1 |