Crap Towns / Thatcham / Pollution incidents
How often does Thatcham get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thatcham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2020 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.7 km | 13 |
| Basingstoke | 18.1 km | 9 |
| Tadley | 8.6 km | 4 |
| Newbury | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Thatcham | – | 2 |
| Hungerford | 18.6 km | 1 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 19.8 km | 1 |