Crap Towns / Bolton / Pollution incidents
How often does Bolton get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bolton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2025 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2025 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | Food and drink | In the water | Significant |
| September 2019 | Commercial waste and contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| April 2018 | Solid manure | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton | – | 5 |
| Atherton | 7.7 km | 4 |
| Kearsley | 6.5 km | 4 |
| Radcliffe | 7.9 km | 4 |
| Westhoughton | 7.5 km | 4 |
| Ramsbottom | 8.7 km | 2 |
| Horwich | 7.3 km | 1 |
| Little Lever | 5.1 km | 1 |