Crap Towns / Whittlesey / Pollution incidents
How often does Whittlesey get polluted?
19 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Whittlesey or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 33rd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in February 2026 and put building rubble and metal wastes on the land and in the air. Dust turned up in 7 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Building rubble and metal wastes | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| October 2024 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| October 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| August 2023 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| December 2022 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| April 2021 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| April 2021 | Commercial waste and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| February 2019 | Specific waste material | In the water and on the land | Major |
| October 2018 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| September 2018 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| August 2018 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| April 2018 | Tyres and vehicle parts | On the land | Significant |
| February 2018 | Vehicle parts | On the land | Significant |
| January 2018 | Vehicle parts | On the land | Major |
| December 2017 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| November 2017 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| May 2016 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| April 2016 | Dust | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Whittlesey | – | 19 |
| Wisbech | 22.7 km | 12 |
| Peterborough | 9.5 km | 11 |
| March | 14.0 km | 3 |
| Ramsey | 12.0 km | 2 |
| Sawtry | 17.4 km | 2 |
| Yaxley | 10.4 km | 2 |
| Chatteris | 16.1 km | 1 |