Sewage spills in Oxford
Includes overflow assets operated by Thames Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
215
Duration
3,548hrs
Infrastructure
5
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 3,548 hours mean?
Combined across all 5 sites in Oxford, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 147.8 days non-stop into local waterways (if all reported hours ran back-to-back). In practice, spills are separate events spread across the year.
Top 10 sites by spill count
Sites by severity
5sites
- Critical (>100 spills)1
- High (50–100 spills)0
- Moderate (10–49 spills)2
- Low (<10 spills)2
Site details
Counts use the EA 12–24 hour reporting method for the most recent year with spills, per site. Environment Agency EDM dataset.
| Site name | Water company | Spill count | Duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford (sandford) | Thames Water | 162 | 3,199 |
| Littlemore Low Level | Thames Water | 26 | 171 |
| West Way, Botley (syphon) | Thames Water | 18 | 116 |
| The Willows, North Hinksey Lane | Thames Water | 8 | 62 |
| Not Applicable | Thames Water | 1 | 0 |
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