Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy) sewage map and spill data

3 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by Thames Water. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.

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Outlet records: 76
Spills in 2025: 457
Recorded hours: 3
Linked to a live feed

1 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)

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Chipping Warden STW
Thames Water · Tributary of River Cherwell
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:11spills28.3hours

Culworth STW
Thames Water · Culworth Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:10spills70.8hours
Wardington SPS
Thames Water · Tributary of River Cherwell
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:55spills357.5hours

Most recorded spills in 2025

The highest 2025 counts among these outlets. A count is events, not volume or harm. Equal counts share a rank.

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Wardington SPS
Thames Water
55spills
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Chipping Warden STW
Thames Water · monitor coverage 87.7%, below 90%
11spills
3
Culworth STW
Thames Water
10spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy) recorded 11 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

1 outlet has a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 1 fewer and 0 the same. Together it went from 48 to 10 spills, a fall of 79%.

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	3	76	11	11
2024	3	233	61	19
2023	3	89	36	20
2022	1	42	42	13
2021	1	66	66	19

Earlier returns list fewer of these outlets, so totals are not comparable between years. The median per outlet and the like-for-like change are fairer comparisons. Counts are events, not volume.

All outlet records on Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)

3 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.

Chipping Warden STWTributary of River Cherwell · 11 spills in 2025
Culworth STWCulworth Brook · 10 spills in 2025
Wardington SPSTributary of River Cherwell · 55 spills in 2025

Sources and dates

Outlet locations, waterbody links and spill figures come from the Environment Agency 2025 event duration monitoring annual return. The latest company reports come from each operator’s live feed and carry their own dates. Waterbody ID: GB106039037350. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)

Which outlets are linked to Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)?: The source links 3 outlet records to waterbody GB106039037350. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)?: 3 records report 76 spills in 2025 and 457 recorded hours. All listed records have a usable count. Outlets can discharge at the same time, so the hours are not the time the whole water was affected.
Who is responsible for the outlets on Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)?: Thames Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy) are linked to a live feed?: 3 of the 3 records are matched to a monitor in a company live feed. A link does not mean the monitor is working now. Use the status filters above to see the latest report for each outlet, with its date. The rest show annual figures only.
How complete is the monitoring for Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy)?: 1 of the listed records have monitor operation below 90% for 2025. Events can be missed when a monitor is not working, so low counts from those outlets may understate activity.
Does this show if Cherwell (Ashby Brook to Cropredy) is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.