Crap Towns / Exmouth / Pollution incidents
How often does Exmouth get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Exmouth 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 August 2024 and put crude sewage and suspended solids in the water and on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 5 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Crude sewage and suspended solids | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| February 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| December 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 13.1 km | 11 |
| Exmouth | – | 5 |
| Ottery St Mary | 16.2 km | 3 |
| Torquay | 18.2 km | 2 |
| Dawlish | 6.6 km | 1 |
| Teignmouth | 10.8 km | 1 |