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.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
February 2026Building rubble and metal wastesOn the land and in the airSignificant
October 2024OdourIn the airSignificant
October 2024An unidentified pollutantIn the airSignificant
August 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
December 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
April 2021Commercial waste and household wasteOn the landSignificant
April 2021Commercial waste and household wasteOn the landSignificant
February 2019Specific waste materialIn the water and on the landMajor
October 2018DustIn the airSignificant
September 2018DustIn the airSignificant
August 2018DustIn the airSignificant
April 2018Tyres and vehicle partsOn the landSignificant
February 2018Vehicle partsOn the landSignificant
January 2018Vehicle partsOn the landMajor
December 2017DustIn the airSignificant
November 2017DustIn the airSignificant
May 2016DustIn the airSignificant
April 2016DustIn the airSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Whittlesey–19
Wisbech22.7 km12
Peterborough9.5 km11
March14.0 km3
Ramsey12.0 km2
Sawtry17.4 km2
Yaxley10.4 km2
Chatteris16.1 km1