Crap Towns / Church / Pollution incidents
How often does Church get polluted?
11 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Church or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 92nd most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in December 2024 and put vermin in the air. Vermin turned up in 7 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| October 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| October 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| September 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| August 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| July 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| June 2024 | Vermin | In the air | Significant |
| March 2021 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| August 2018 | Containers | On the land | Significant |
| June 2017 | Asbestos | On the land | Significant |
| December 2016 | Firefighting run-off, fumes, waste oil and smoke | In the air | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 2.4 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 3.7 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 2.0 km | 19 |
| Blackburn | 6.3 km | 19 |
| Church | – | 11 |
| Rawtenstall | 9.5 km | 8 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 1.6 km | 6 |
| Padiham | 7.2 km | 6 |
| Darwen | 8.2 km | 3 |
| Haslingden | 8.1 km | 3 |
| Rishton | 2.3 km | 2 |