Crap Towns / Camborne / Pollution incidents
How often does Camborne get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Camborne 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 May 2026 and put contaminated building rubble on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| July 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2017 | Tyres | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | 16.9 km | 8 |
| Newquay | 27.7 km | 8 |
| Camborne | – | 3 |
| Penryn | 14.1 km | 3 |
| Truro | 18.2 km | 2 |
| Hayle | 8.5 km | 1 |
| Helston | 12.7 km | 1 |