Crap Towns / Melksham / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Melksham?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Melksham spilled for 2,157 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 7.8 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 1,177, down from 2,448 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,448 | 315 |
| 2024 | 2,846 | 307 |
| 2025 | 1,177 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Melksham | – | 2,157 |
| Calne | 11.7 km | 1,162 |
| Bath | 16.4 km | 770 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 8.9 km | 728 |
| Chippenham | 9.2 km | 553 |
| Westbury | 13.2 km | 378 |
| Warminster | 19.4 km | 290 |
| Frome | 20.8 km | 160 |
| Trowbridge | 7.4 km | 127 |
| Devizes | 10.5 km | 109 |
| Corsham | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |