Crap Towns / Shaftesbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Shaftesbury get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Shaftesbury 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 April 2026 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2020 | Organic chemical or product | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Warminster | 21.9 km | 6 |
| Frome | 26.4 km | 5 |
| Salisbury | 28.6 km | 4 |
| Verwood | 26.3 km | 4 |
| Westbury | 28.4 km | 4 |
| Wimborne Minster | 27.7 km | 3 |
| Shaftesbury | – | 2 |