Crap Towns / Eastleigh / Pollution incidents
How often does Eastleigh get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Eastleigh or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2026 and put algae in the water. Algae turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| July 2025 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| September 2023 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Hydraulic oils | In the water | Significant |
| February 2017 | Fuel oil | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 6.6 km | 15 |
| Eastleigh | – | 5 |
| Bishop's Waltham | 8.9 km | 1 |
| Bursledon | 9.6 km | 1 |
| Hedge End | 6.5 km | 1 |
| Romsey | 10.0 km | 1 |
| West End | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Winchester | 10.2 km | 1 |