Crap Towns / Needham Market / Pollution incidents
How often does Needham Market get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Needham Market or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in November 2025 and put contaminated water in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| August 2019 | Building rubble, household waste, general biodegradable material or waste, rocks and gravel and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| July 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | 13.0 km | 6 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 25.3 km | 3 |
| Hadleigh | 13.8 km | 3 |
| Needham Market | – | 3 |
| Stowmarket | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Harwich | 29.0 km | 1 |
| Sudbury | 25.2 km | 1 |
| Woodbridge | 19.0 km | 1 |