Crap Towns / Cockermouth / Pollution incidents
How often does Cockermouth get polluted?
1 serious pollution incident has been recorded in Cockermouth or within 1 km of it since 2016, one of the 281 English towns with just one. It came in May 2025 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 39.0 km | 7 |
| Carlisle | 37.1 km | 6 |
| Whitehaven | 19.5 km | 3 |
| Cockermouth | – | 1 |
| Egremont | 22.9 km | 1 |
| Maryport | 10.2 km | 1 |