Crap Towns / Brackley / Pollution incidents
How often does Brackley get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Brackley 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 February 2023 and put unidentified oil in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2018 | Firefighting run-off and pesticides | In the water | Major |
| August 2017 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2016 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bletchley | 28.6 km | 16 |
| Milton Keynes | 26.4 km | 12 |
| Northampton | 28.7 km | 12 |
| Brackley | – | 6 |
| Banbury | 13.5 km | 5 |
| Towcester | 15.4 km | 3 |
| Kidlington | 25.2 km | 2 |
| Bicester | 14.8 km | 1 |
| Daventry | 25.7 km | 1 |
| Winslow | 20.7 km | 1 |