Crap Towns / Boston / Pollution incidents
How often does Boston get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Boston 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 September 2021 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water and on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| September 2019 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Skegness | 29.6 km | 3 |
| Boston | – | 2 |
| Sleaford | 26.3 km | 2 |
| Spalding | 23.5 km | 2 |
| Holbeach | 18.8 km | 1 |
| Horncastle | 27.0 km | 1 |
| Ruskington | 25.6 km | 1 |