Crap Towns / Bebington / Pollution incidents
How often does Bebington get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bebington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| September 2020 | Crude oil | On the land | Significant |
| July 2019 | Building rubble | In the water, on the land and in the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 12.9 km | 16 |
| Liverpool | 9.4 km | 14 |
| Ellesmere Port | 9.2 km | 10 |
| Bebington | – | 3 |
| Birkenhead | 6.2 km | 3 |
| Wallasey | 9.3 km | 1 |