Crap Towns / Ashton-in-Makerfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Ashton-in-Makerfield get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ashton-in-Makerfield 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 December 2019 and put an unidentified pollutant on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2019 | An unidentified pollutant | On the land | Significant |
| October 2018 | Sludge | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 6.0 km | 11 |
| Leigh | 7.0 km | 10 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.5 km | 6 |
| St Helens | 8.2 km | 4 |
| Hindley | 6.4 km | 3 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | – | 2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 5.3 km | 2 |
| Golborne | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Haydock | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Orrell | 6.8 km | 1 |