Crap Towns / Birstall / Pollution incidents
How often does Birstall get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Birstall 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 February 2023 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2021 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 5.6 km | 10 |
| Birstall | – | 2 |
| Sileby | 5.8 km | 2 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 7.9 km | 1 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 9.2 km | 1 |
| Mountsorrel | 4.7 km | 1 |