Crap Towns / Bideford / Pollution incidents
How often does Bideford get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bideford or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2025 | Soil and clay | In the water | Major |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2018 | Silage liquors | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| April 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 12.7 km | 9 |
| Bideford | – | 6 |
| Great Torrington | 8.7 km | 3 |
| Northam | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Bude | 31.3 km | 1 |
| Okehampton | 34.3 km | 1 |
| South Molton | 26.5 km | 1 |