Crap Towns / Holbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Holbury get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Holbury 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 August 2025 and put sulphide odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Sulphide odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2020 | Oil or fuel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 9.8 km | 15 |
| Locks Heath | 7.9 km | 5 |
| Cowes | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Holbury | – | 2 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Bursledon | 7.5 km | 1 |
| Hedge End | 11.1 km | 1 |
| Whiteley | 10.2 km | 1 |