Crap Towns / Sandown / Pollution incidents
How often does Sandown get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Sandown or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in August 2026 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Cowes | 14.9 km | 4 |
| East Cowes | 13.6 km | 4 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 19.3 km | 3 |
| Ryde | 8.1 km | 3 |
| Portsmouth | 20.5 km | 2 |
| Gosport | 16.7 km | 1 |
| Sandown | – | 1 |
| Shanklin | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Ventnor | 6.7 km | 1 |