Crap Towns / Audenshaw / Pollution incidents
How often does Audenshaw get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Audenshaw 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 May 2024 and put diesel in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| October 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2021 | Unidentified oil | On the land | Major |
| August 2019 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 5.4 km | 13 |
| Droylsden | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Failsworth | 4.0 km | 5 |
| Audenshaw | – | 4 |
| Denton | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Dukinfield | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Hyde | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 5.5 km | 1 |
| Stalybridge | 6.0 km | 1 |