Crap Towns / Stratton St Margaret / Pollution incidents
How often does Stratton St Margaret get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Stratton St Margaret or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2025 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| April 2017 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| March 2017 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Swindon | 4.0 km | 12 |
| Stratton St Margaret | – | 5 |
| Marlborough | 18.3 km | 3 |
| Carterton | 22.1 km | 2 |
| Highworth | 5.6 km | 2 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Faringdon | 13.4 km | 1 |