Crap Towns / Cheddar / Pollution incidents
How often does Cheddar get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cheddar or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2025 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| February 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Highbridge | 14.9 km | 16 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 14.5 km | 10 |
| Cheddar | – | 2 |
| Glastonbury | 15.2 km | 1 |
| Yatton | 12.9 km | 1 |