Crap Towns / Wokingham / Pollution incidents
How often does Wokingham get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wokingham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| November 2024 | Storm sewage | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bracknell | 6.4 km | 7 |
| Yateley | 6.5 km | 4 |
| Blackwater | 7.8 km | 3 |
| Sandhurst | 6.9 km | 3 |
| Crowthorne | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Wokingham | – | 2 |
| Woodley | 7.4 km | 2 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 8.4 km | 1 |
| Twyford | 9.4 km | 1 |