Crap Towns / Gloucester / Pollution incidents
How often does Gloucester get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Gloucester or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in July 2026 and put asbestos and contaminated building rubble on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Asbestos and contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| July 2026 | Commercial waste, building rubble, electrical equipment, household waste, rocks and gravel and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2023 | Oil or fuel | In the water | Significant |
| May 2023 | Dye and ink | In the water | Significant |
| May 2023 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| January 2023 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| March 2020 | Soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| December 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2017 | Food and drink | In the water | Significant |
| July 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| July 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | – | 12 |
| Cheltenham | 10.8 km | 5 |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 5.5 km | 5 |
| Stonehouse | 12.7 km | 2 |
| Tewkesbury | 16.0 km | 2 |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 15.0 km | 1 |
| Brockworth | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Churchdown | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Newent | 15.1 km | 1 |
| Stroud | 12.4 km | 1 |