Crap Towns / Royal Leamington Spa / Pollution incidents

How often does Royal Leamington Spa get polluted?

2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Royal Leamington Spa 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 July 2022 and put fuel oil in the water.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
July 2022Fuel oilIn the waterSignificant
August 2021SmokeIn the airSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Coventry13.0 km11
Warwick3.7 km4
Balsall Common14.0 km2
Knowle and Dorridge17.3 km2
Royal Leamington Spa–2
Stratford-upon-Avon17.0 km2
Whitnash3.2 km1