Crap Towns / Verwood / Pollution incidents
How often does Verwood get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Verwood or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in November 2024 and put suspended solids in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| July 2024 | Firefighting run-off | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| May 2024 | Sewage material | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Diesel | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Poole | 17.8 km | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 15.3 km | 6 |
| Verwood | – | 4 |
| Christchurch | 17.9 km | 3 |
| Corfe Mullen | 16.2 km | 3 |
| Wimborne Minster | 10.2 km | 3 |
| Ferndown | 8.4 km | 2 |
| Ashley Heath | 6.3 km | 1 |
| Merley | 12.6 km | 1 |
| West Moors | 5.9 km | 1 |