Crap Towns / Malmesbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Malmesbury get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Malmesbury 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 March 2024 and put waste oil in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| November 2022 | General biodegradable material or waste | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Calne | 18.2 km | 15 |
| Chippenham | 14.3 km | 8 |
| Corsham | 18.4 km | 3 |
| Malmesbury | – | 2 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 14.9 km | 2 |
| Stroud | 19.5 km | 1 |
| Tetbury | 7.2 km | 1 |