Crap Towns / Wadebridge / Pollution incidents
How often does Wadebridge get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wadebridge or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2024 and put diesel on the land. Slurry turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Diesel | On the land | Significant |
| May 2022 | Slurry | In the water | Major |
| February 2016 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Newquay | 19.6 km | 8 |
| Bodmin | 10.3 km | 4 |
| Wadebridge | – | 3 |
| St Austell | 19.7 km | 2 |
| Truro | 32.2 km | 2 |
| Bude | 40.4 km | 1 |