Crap Towns / Drighlington / Pollution incidents
How often does Drighlington get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Drighlington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th 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 crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| November 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Pudsey | 5.5 km | 40 |
| Morley | 4.2 km | 16 |
| Dewsbury | 8.0 km | 12 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.0 km | 10 |
| Batley | 4.2 km | 9 |
| East Ardsley | 7.9 km | 4 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.9 km | 4 |
| Liversedge | 6.0 km | 4 |
| Drighlington | – | 2 |
| Gildersome | 1.9 km | 2 |