Crap Towns / Royal Wootton Bassett / Pollution incidents
How often does Royal Wootton Bassett get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Royal Wootton Bassett 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 September 2024 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2018 | Asbestos, commercial waste and contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Calne | 13.5 km | 15 |
| Swindon | 7.6 km | 12 |
| Chippenham | 18.3 km | 8 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 11.6 km | 5 |
| Marlborough | 17.8 km | 3 |
| Highworth | 16.2 km | 2 |
| Malmesbury | 14.9 km | 2 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | – | 2 |