Crap Towns / Grantham / Pollution incidents
How often does Grantham get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Grantham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2026 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2024 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| September 2022 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| August 2020 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| March 2019 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| July 2016 | Acids and organic chemical or product | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Grantham | – | 6 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 21.4 km | 5 |
| Balderton | 18.7 km | 3 |
| Sleaford | 18.2 km | 2 |
| Melton Mowbray | 22.9 km | 1 |
| Ruskington | 22.6 km | 1 |