Crap Towns / Northam / Pollution incidents
How often does Northam get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Northam 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 December 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 11.8 km | 9 |
| Bideford | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Great Torrington | 10.8 km | 3 |
| Northam | – | 2 |
| Bude | 32.8 km | 1 |
| Okehampton | 36.5 km | 1 |
| South Molton | 26.8 km | 1 |