Crap Towns / Birkenhead / Pollution incidents
How often does Birkenhead get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Birkenhead 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 |
| September 2018 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bootle | 9.0 km | 16 |
| Liverpool | 9.6 km | 14 |
| Bebington | 6.2 km | 3 |
| Birkenhead | – | 3 |
| Wallasey | 3.6 km | 1 |