Crap Towns / Cottam / Pollution incidents
How often does Cottam get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Cottam or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2025 and put detergent in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Detergent | In the water | Major |
| July 2022 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| February 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland | 11.0 km | 24 |
| Preston | 5.1 km | 17 |
| Bamber Bridge | 9.1 km | 16 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 11.1 km | 9 |
| Fulwood | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Kirkham | 6.4 km | 4 |
| Cottam | – | 3 |
| Longridge | 12.2 km | 2 |
| Penwortham | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Garstang | 13.5 km | 1 |
| Longton | 7.7 km | 1 |