Crap Towns / Salisbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Salisbury get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Salisbury 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 May 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| March 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| October 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Salisbury | – | 4 |
| Verwood | 22.5 km | 4 |
| Ashley Heath | 27.2 km | 1 |
| Durrington | 13.9 km | 1 |
| Romsey | 24.3 km | 1 |