Crap Towns / Paignton / Pollution incidents
How often does Paignton get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Paignton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2024 and put building rubble and suspended solids in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024 | Building rubble and suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| October 2023 | Cement | In the water | Significant |
| July 2016 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| May 2016 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Paignton | – | 4 |
| Brixham | 5.0 km | 3 |
| Torquay | 7.5 km | 2 |
| Dawlish | 19.7 km | 1 |
| Teignmouth | 15.4 km | 1 |
| Totnes | 8.1 km | 1 |