Crap Towns / Crigglestone and Durkar / Pollution incidents
How often does Crigglestone and Durkar get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Crigglestone and Durkar or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in October 2024 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Slurry turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| February 2022 | Slurry | In the water | Major |
| October 2021 | Asbestos, building rubble, contaminated building rubble, household waste, animal matter and slurry | On the land | Significant |
| March 2018 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| November 2016 | Waste oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 8.1 km | 12 |
| Wakefield | 4.9 km | 7 |
| Royston | 7.2 km | 6 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | – | 5 |
| East Ardsley | 9.2 km | 4 |
| Horbury | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Ossett | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Barugh Green and Redbrook | 8.7 km | 1 |
| Crofton | 6.9 km | 1 |