Crap Towns / Birkenhead / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Birkenhead?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Birkenhead spilled for 629 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2023 to 2025, 2.3 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 339, down from 1,024 in 2023.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,024 | 315 |
| 2024 | 525 | 307 |
| 2025 | 339 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Meols | 6.7 km | 3,034 |
| Neston | 9.8 km | 1,838 |
| Greasby | 4.5 km | 1,712 |
| Bebington | 6.2 km | 1,135 |
| Wallasey | 3.6 km | 935 |
| Birkenhead | – | 629 |
| West Kirby | 7.5 km | 341 |
| Hoylake | 8.5 km | 240 |
| Heswall | 6.2 km | 215 |
| Liverpool | 9.6 km | 114 |
| Bootle | 9.0 km | 31.9 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |