Crap Towns / Corsham / Pollution incidents
How often does Corsham get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Corsham 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 May 2026 and put final effluent in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| September 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Calne | 13.8 km | 15 |
| Chippenham | 5.6 km | 8 |
| Devizes | 16.8 km | 4 |
| Trowbridge | 11.7 km | 4 |
| Westbury | 18.6 km | 4 |
| Corsham | – | 3 |
| Melksham | 7.4 km | 3 |
| Bath | 13.3 km | 2 |
| Malmesbury | 18.4 km | 2 |