Crap Towns / Kempston / Pollution incidents
How often does Kempston get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Kempston 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 July 2025 and put smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| August 2022 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 3.6 km | 6 |
| Kempston | – | 2 |
| Marston Moretaine | 6.5 km | 1 |
| Wixams | 3.4 km | 1 |