Crap Towns / Cheltenham / Pollution incidents
How often does Cheltenham get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cheltenham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| October 2023 | Acids | In the water | Significant |
| September 2021 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | 10.8 km | 12 |
| Cheltenham | – | 5 |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 16.1 km | 5 |
| Stonehouse | 21.9 km | 2 |
| Tewkesbury | 11.3 km | 2 |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 5.7 km | 1 |
| Brockworth | 7.7 km | 1 |
| Churchdown | 7.7 km | 1 |
| Stroud | 19.7 km | 1 |