Crap Towns / St Neots / Pollution incidents
How often does St Neots get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in St Neots 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 August 2026 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| June 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| September 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Brampton | 11.1 km | 10 |
| Bedford | 16.1 km | 6 |
| Huntingdon | 14.1 km | 4 |
| St Neots | – | 4 |
| Godmanchester | 12.3 km | 2 |
| Kempston | 19.6 km | 2 |
| Cambourne | 13.6 km | 1 |
| St Ives | 17.9 km | 1 |