Crap Towns / Allerton Bywater / Pollution incidents
How often does Allerton Bywater get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Allerton Bywater or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in November 2024 and put landfill odour in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Landfill odour | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| March 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 6.8 km | 11 |
| Wakefield | 11.1 km | 7 |
| Castleford | 5.1 km | 6 |
| Allerton Bywater | – | 4 |
| Pontefract | 8.8 km | 3 |
| Garforth | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Kippax | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Crofton | 11.0 km | 1 |
| Knottingley | 10.8 km | 1 |
| Normanton | 6.0 km | 1 |