Crap Towns / Bristol / Pollution incidents
How often does Bristol get polluted?
16 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bristol or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 43rd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2026 and put sewage material in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Sewage material | In the water | Significant |
| June 2026 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| December 2025 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| August 2025 | Household waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2024 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| January 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2023 | General biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| February 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Cutting oils | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2020 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Smoke | In the water | Major |
| October 2016 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| June 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol | – | 16 |
| Bradley Stoke | 9.2 km | 8 |
| Filton | 7.0 km | 7 |
| Stoke Gifford | 6.9 km | 7 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 6.7 km | 6 |
| Patchway | 8.9 km | 5 |
| Keynsham | 7.9 km | 2 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 11.2 km | 1 |