Crap Towns / Brierfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Brierfield get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Brierfield 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 2026 and put building rubble, household waste, soil and clay and tyres on the land.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Building rubble, household waste, soil and clay and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| October 2017 | Commercial waste and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 11.4 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 12.4 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 12.0 km | 19 |
| Burnley | 3.4 km | 19 |
| Colne | 5.4 km | 9 |
| Nelson | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Padiham | 6.0 km | 6 |
| Barnoldswick | 10.9 km | 4 |
| Clitheroe | 11.9 km | 4 |
| Brierfield | – | 2 |
| Barrowford | 3.3 km | 1 |