Crap Towns / Nottingham / Pollution incidents
How often does Nottingham get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Nottingham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Smoke turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| December 2025 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2024 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| September 2023 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| March 2022 | Paint | In the water | Significant |
| January 2022 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| May 2021 | Metal wastes and smoke | In the air | Major |
| August 2020 | Fumes and smoke | On the land | Significant |
| July 2020 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| July 2017 | Dust | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | – | 12 |
| Beeston | 6.1 km | 6 |
| Carlton | 6.8 km | 4 |
| Hucknall | 7.6 km | 3 |
| Stapleford | 7.2 km | 2 |
| Arnold | 5.3 km | 1 |
| West Bridgford | 5.8 km | 1 |