Crap Towns / Swindon / Pollution incidents
How often does Swindon get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Swindon or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| August 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| March 2024 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| March 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| November 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| August 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water and on the land | Major |
| June 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| June 2020 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2017 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| March 2017 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| March 2016 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Calne | 20.0 km | 15 |
| Swindon | – | 12 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 4.0 km | 5 |
| Marlborough | 17.1 km | 3 |
| Highworth | 9.1 km | 2 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 7.6 km | 2 |
| Faringdon | 17.4 km | 1 |