Crap Towns / Thetford / Pollution incidents
How often does Thetford get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Thetford or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2026 and put electrical equipment, firefighting run-off and smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Electrical equipment, firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| October 2025 | Chemically contaminated run-off | In the water | Significant |
| August 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2024 | Detergent | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | Alkalis | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Attleborough | 21.6 km | 17 |
| Thetford | – | 5 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 18.7 km | 3 |
| Watton | 18.4 km | 3 |
| Newmarket | 29.4 km | 1 |
| Red Lodge | 21.2 km | 1 |