Crap Towns / Christchurch / Pollution incidents
How often does Christchurch get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Christchurch 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 April 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Smoke | On the land | Significant |
| December 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Poole | 14.8 km | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 9.1 km | 6 |
| Christchurch | – | 3 |
| Ashley | 8.1 km | 2 |
| Ferndown | 12.9 km | 2 |
| Ashley Heath | 11.6 km | 1 |
| New Milton | 6.3 km | 1 |
| West Moors | 13.4 km | 1 |