Crap Towns / Ottery St Mary / Pollution incidents
How often does Ottery St Mary get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ottery St Mary or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2026 and put storm sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Storm sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2016 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 17.0 km | 11 |
| Exmouth | 16.2 km | 5 |
| Ottery St Mary | – | 3 |
| Cullompton | 14.3 km | 1 |
| Dawlish | 22.5 km | 1 |
| Tiverton | 22.3 km | 1 |