Crap Towns / Shanklin / Pollution incidents
How often does Shanklin get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Shanklin 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 | 16.3 km | 4 |
| East Cowes | 15.2 km | 4 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 21.4 km | 3 |
| Ryde | 10.5 km | 3 |
| Portsmouth | 22.9 km | 2 |
| Gosport | 19.1 km | 1 |
| Sandown | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Shanklin | – | 1 |
| Ventnor | 4.3 km | 1 |