Crap Towns / Dorchester / Pollution incidents
How often does Dorchester get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Dorchester 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 August 2025 and put firefighting run-off in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Firefighting run-off | In the air | Significant |
| October 2020 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| January 2018 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | 29.6 km | 5 |
| Corfe Mullen | 30.4 km | 3 |
| Dorchester | – | 3 |
| Wool | 14.4 km | 3 |
| Bridport | 22.3 km | 2 |
| Wareham | 23.4 km | 1 |
| Weymouth | 8.6 km | 1 |