Crap Towns / Clitheroe / Pollution incidents
How often does Clitheroe get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Clitheroe or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in December 2025 and put slurry in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| October 2025 | Kerosene | In the water | Significant |
| October 2020 | Specific waste material | In the water | Significant |
| June 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton-le-Moors | 10.6 km | 53 |
| Great Harwood | 9.4 km | 43 |
| Accrington | 13.6 km | 19 |
| Burnley | 13.5 km | 19 |
| Church | 12.9 km | 11 |
| Nelson | 12.8 km | 9 |
| Padiham | 9.5 km | 6 |
| Clitheroe | – | 4 |
| Brierfield | 11.9 km | 2 |
| Rishton | 11.6 km | 2 |
| Barrowford | 11.3 km | 1 |