Crap Towns / Dukinfield / Pollution incidents
How often does Dukinfield get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Dukinfield or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2024 and put diesel in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| August 2019 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Droylsden | 4.4 km | 5 |
| Failsworth | 5.9 km | 5 |
| Audenshaw | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Denton | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Dukinfield | – | 2 |
| Hyde | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 5.7 km | 1 |
| Hattersley | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Stalybridge | 3.2 km | 1 |