Crap Towns / Cambridge / Pollution incidents
How often does Cambridge get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cambridge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | Hydraulic oils | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| August 2022 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| November 2021 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| December 2018 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | – | 6 |
| Waterbeach | 8.3 km | 5 |
| Histon and Impington | 5.5 km | 2 |
| Cambourne | 14.2 km | 1 |
| Cottenham | 9.0 km | 1 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 9.9 km | 1 |
| Newmarket | 19.2 km | 1 |