Crap Towns / Godmanchester / Pollution incidents

How often does Godmanchester get polluted?

2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Godmanchester or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in October 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
October 2025Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
November 2017Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Brampton4.8 km10
Huntingdon3.0 km4
St Neots12.3 km4
Godmanchester–2
Histon and Impington20.1 km2
Ramsey15.5 km2
Sawtry15.9 km2
Cambourne12.6 km1
Cottenham19.9 km1
Longstanton and Northstowe15.8 km1
St Ives6.5 km1