Crap Towns / Ackworth Moor Top / Pollution incidents
How often does Ackworth Moor Top get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ackworth Moor Top or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| South Elmsall | 6.2 km | 21 |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 8.0 km | 8 |
| Pontefract | 6.0 km | 3 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | – | 2 |
| Hemsworth | 3.3 km | 2 |
| South Kirkby | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Crofton | 6.5 km | 1 |