Crap Towns / Cookham / Pollution incidents
How often does Cookham get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cookham 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 March 2024 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| February 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2017 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Slough | 10.8 km | 6 |
| Maidenhead | 4.5 km | 5 |
| Cookham | – | 3 |
| High Wycombe | 7.9 km | 2 |
| Bourne End | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Marlow | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Windsor | 11.2 km | 1 |