Crap Towns / Locks Heath / Pollution incidents
How often does Locks Heath get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Locks Heath or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2020 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| September 2019 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Locks Heath | – | 5 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 6.1 km | 3 |
| Holbury | 7.9 km | 2 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 8.6 km | 1 |
| Bursledon | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Fareham | 5.6 km | 1 |
| Hedge End | 6.8 km | 1 |
| West End | 8.6 km | 1 |
| Whiteley | 3.0 km | 1 |