Crap Towns / Newtown / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Newtown?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Newtown spilled for 388 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 41% higher than the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 137, down from 638 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 638 | 307 |
| 2025 | 137 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Llandrindod Wells | 29.7 km | 5,711 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 54.8 km | 1,892 |
| Wem | 56.1 km | 1,739 |
| Ludlow | 44.2 km | 1,347 |
| Shrewsbury | 44.6 km | 1,113 |
| Oswestry | 42.8 km | 1,039 |
| Aberystwyth | 52.0 km | 1,020 |
| Welshpool | 20.8 km | 596 |
| Bayston Hill | 41.3 km | 564 |
| Leominster | 50.3 km | 441 |
| Newtown | – | 388 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |