Crap Towns / Dewsbury / Pollution incidents
How often does Dewsbury get polluted?
12 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Dewsbury or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 79th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2026 and put oil or fuel in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 5 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Oil or fuel | In the water | Significant |
| March 2025 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| February 2025 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2023 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| January 2023 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| September 2021 | Asbestos | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| February 2021 | Landfill leachate | In the water | Significant |
| October 2020 | Mineral materials and wastes | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Morley | 7.0 km | 16 |
| Dewsbury | – | 12 |
| Cleckheaton | 7.1 km | 10 |
| Batley | 3.8 km | 9 |
| East Ardsley | 7.1 km | 4 |
| Heckmondwike | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Liversedge | 5.2 km | 4 |
| Horbury | 6.1 km | 3 |
| Gildersome | 7.8 km | 2 |
| Ossett | 3.9 km | 2 |