Crap Towns / Bury St Edmunds / Pollution incidents
How often does Bury St Edmunds get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bury St Edmunds or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2024 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| August 2022 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| January 2020 | Hydraulic oils | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Thetford | 18.7 km | 5 |
| Bury St Edmunds | – | 3 |
| Needham Market | 25.3 km | 3 |
| Stowmarket | 20.6 km | 2 |
| Haverhill | 25.8 km | 1 |
| Newmarket | 20.7 km | 1 |
| Red Lodge | 16.3 km | 1 |
| Sudbury | 23.1 km | 1 |