Crap Towns / Didcot / Pollution incidents
How often does Didcot get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Didcot or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2026 and put odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2026 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| August 2024 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| July 2024 | Odour | In the air | Major |
| June 2024 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| May 2024 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| November 2023 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| October 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2018 | Algae | In the water | Major |
| June 2018 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 16.2 km | 12 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 7.7 km | 11 |
| Didcot | – | 11 |
| Benson | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Wallingford | 8.0 km | 4 |
| Wantage | 12.5 km | 3 |
| Newbury | 23.6 km | 2 |
| Thatcham | 23.6 km | 2 |
| Grove | 12.3 km | 1 |