Crap Towns / Stevenage / Pollution incidents
How often does Stevenage get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Stevenage or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2024 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| February 2023 | Food and drink | In the water | Significant |
| April 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Hitchin | 7.4 km | 9 |
| Letchworth | 8.1 km | 6 |
| Stevenage | – | 3 |
| Ware | 15.3 km | 3 |
| Baldock | 8.5 km | 2 |
| Stotfold | 12.1 km | 2 |
| Harpenden | 15.2 km | 1 |
| Hertford | 14.4 km | 1 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 11.9 km | 1 |