Crap Towns / Calne / Pollution incidents
How often does Calne get polluted?
15 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Calne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 58th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put landfill odour in the air. Landfill odour turned up in 11 of them.
The bronze pigs are about the only things here that don't have to smell it.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| July 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| June 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| April 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| March 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Major |
| August 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2025 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| April 2025 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| April 2022 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Calne | – | 15 |
| Swindon | 20.0 km | 12 |
| Chippenham | 9.4 km | 8 |
| Devizes | 9.6 km | 4 |
| Trowbridge | 18.9 km | 4 |
| Corsham | 13.8 km | 3 |
| Marlborough | 18.3 km | 3 |
| Melksham | 11.7 km | 3 |
| Malmesbury | 18.2 km | 2 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 13.5 km | 2 |