Crap Towns / Chapel-en-le-Frith / Pollution incidents
How often does Chapel-en-le-Frith get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Chapel-en-le-Frith or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2026 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Commercial waste and building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| December 2016 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | – | 3 |
| Glossop | 13.4 km | 3 |
| Hadfield | 15.6 km | 3 |
| Poynton | 13.5 km | 3 |
| Hazel Grove | 14.3 km | 2 |
| Macclesfield | 15.7 km | 2 |
| Romiley | 14.9 km | 2 |
| Buxton | 7.7 km | 1 |
| Marple | 12.8 km | 1 |
| New Mills | 7.2 km | 1 |