Crap Towns / Warminster / Pollution incidents
How often does Warminster get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Warminster or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2026 and put landfill odour in the air. Suspended solids turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2024 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| June 2019 | Cyanides | In the air | Significant |
| June 2019 | Fumes | In the air | Significant |
| September 2017 | Microbiological | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Warminster | – | 6 |
| Frome | 10.6 km | 5 |
| Devizes | 21.0 km | 4 |
| Radstock | 21.7 km | 4 |
| Trowbridge | 13.6 km | 4 |
| Westbury | 6.7 km | 4 |
| Melksham | 19.4 km | 3 |
| Shaftesbury | 21.9 km | 2 |