Crap Towns / Adwick le Street / Pollution incidents
How often does Adwick le Street get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Adwick le Street or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2026 and put crude sewage in the water. Noise turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| May 2021 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| April 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| South Elmsall | 6.5 km | 21 |
| Doncaster | 8.7 km | 15 |
| Adwick le Street | – | 4 |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe | 8.2 km | 3 |
| South Kirkby | 8.8 km | 2 |
| Bentley | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Sprotbrough | 6.5 km | 1 |