Crap Towns / Castleford / Pollution incidents
How often does Castleford get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Castleford or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2026 and put crude sewage on the land. Unidentified oil turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| March 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| February 2023 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| May 2022 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| October 2021 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Building rubble and general biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 10.7 km | 11 |
| Castleford | – | 6 |
| Allerton Bywater | 5.1 km | 4 |
| Pontefract | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 9.0 km | 2 |
| Garforth | 8.3 km | 2 |
| Kippax | 5.7 km | 2 |
| Crofton | 9.3 km | 1 |
| Knottingley | 6.0 km | 1 |
| Normanton | 5.3 km | 1 |