Crap Towns / Belper / Pollution incidents
How often does Belper get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Belper 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 June 2022 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| November 2020 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Derby | 12.6 km | 7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 8.8 km | 6 |
| Alfreton | 10.0 km | 5 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 12.6 km | 4 |
| Eastwood | 12.2 km | 3 |
| Belper | – | 2 |
| Heanor | 8.8 km | 2 |
| Ripley | 5.5 km | 2 |