Crap Towns / Truro / Pollution incidents
How often does Truro get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Truro or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2026 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| April 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | 12.8 km | 8 |
| Newquay | 16.6 km | 8 |
| Camborne | 18.2 km | 3 |
| Penryn | 11.4 km | 3 |
| St Austell | 21.2 km | 2 |
| Truro | – | 2 |
| Hayle | 26.7 km | 1 |
| Helston | 23.8 km | 1 |